Best variable phase order board games

The top games using the variable phase order mechanic, out of 124 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Race for the Galaxy leads the list.

Card GameRace for the Galaxy (2007)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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CivilizationRoll for the Galaxy (2014)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameSan Juan (2004)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientGlory to Rome (2005)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameInnovation (2010)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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EconomicVinhos Deluxe Edition (2016)
1–4 players · 60–135 min · ★ 8.2
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Card GameAeon's End War Eternal (2017)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4
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WargameCombat Commander Europe (2006)
2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9
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EconomicKanban Driver's Edition (2014)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingGlass Road (2013)
1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4
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FantasyVindication (2018)
2–5 players · 45–150 min · ★ 7.8
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Card Game51st State Master Set (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicKanban EV (2020)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8
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City BuildingQueendomino XL (2017)
2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameSan Juan (Second Edition) (2014)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameEminent Domain (2011)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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EconomicNippon (2015)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicCuba (2007)
2–5 players · 75–120 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameAeon's End The New Age (2019)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.7
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AdventureConan (2016)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
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Civil WarFire in the Lake (2014)
1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameDream Home (2016)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
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EconomicArkwright (2014)
2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureBatman Gotham City Chronicles (2019)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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WargameCombat Commander Pacific (2008)
2 players · 180 min · ★ 8.1
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NegotiationVirgin Queen (2012)
2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingTiny Epic Kingdoms (2014)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.6
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AncientPolis Fight for the Hegemony (2012)
2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameFields of Green (2016)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameMottainai Mini (2015)
2–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.0
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Modern WarfareA Distant Plain (2013)
1–4 players · 180–300 min · ★ 7.9
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EconomicVanuatu (2011)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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Modern WarfareAndean Abyss (2012)
1–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.6
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Age of ReasonLiberty or Death The American Insurrection (2016)
1–4 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameSmash Up It's Your Fault! (2016)
2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5
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CivilizationAd Astra (2009)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameAeon's End Outcasts (2020)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.8
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American WestColoma (2019)
1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4
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FantasyThe Lord of the Ice Garden (2014)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
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AncientRise of Empires (2009)
2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureSuper Dungeon Explore (2011)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8
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AdventureForge War (2015)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.3
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AnimalsDominant Species Marine (2021)
2–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4
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2015 JUG Adult Game of the Year FinalistMangrovia (2014)
2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
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Modern WarfareColonial Twilight The French-Algerian War (2017)
1–2 players · 90–300 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureThe World of SMOG Rise of Moloch (2018)
2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8
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FantasyAge of Conan The Strategy Board Game (2009)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7
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WargameFighting Formations Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division (2011)
2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6
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AncientEra of Tribes (2019)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameAlien Artifacts (2017)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Real-timeKitchen Rush (Revised Edition) (2019)
2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.7
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MythologyHelios (2014)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Modern WarfareGandhi The Decolonization of British India (2019)
1–4 players · 90–240 min · ★ 8.2
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AncientPantheon (2011)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingOhne Furcht und Adel (2012)
2–7 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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AncientOlympus (2010)
3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8
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AncientAge of Mythology The Boardgame (2003)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.1
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Collectible ComponentsMonsterpocalypse D.M.Z.(Dangerous Monster Zone) (2008)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureMyth (2014)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameSmash Up Big in Japan (2017)
2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5
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