Best variable phase order board games
The best variable phase order board games are Race for the Galaxy, Roll for the Galaxy and San Juan — the top-rated of 124 variable phase order board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Race for the Galaxy (2007) at 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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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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Frequently asked
- What is the best variable phase order board game?
- Race for the Galaxy (2007) is the highest-rated variable phase order board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.8/10 from 47,333 ratings. Roll for the Galaxy and San Juan round out the top three.
- How many variable phase order board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 124 variable phase order board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.