Best zone of control board games

The top games using the zone of control mechanic, out of 24 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Tyrants of the Underdark leads the list.

FantasyTyrants of the Underdark (2016)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9
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Modern WarfareThe Third World War Battle for Germany (1984)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.8
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WargameStalingrad '42 Southern Russia (2019)
1–4 players · 120–480 min · ★ 8.5
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WargameUkraine '43 (2000)
2–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.8
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Abstract StrategyArimaa (2002)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Korean WarThe Korean War June 1950-May 1951 (1986)
1–2 players · 180–960 min · ★ 7.6
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NapoleonicNapoleon's Last Battles The Waterloo Campaign (1976)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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WargameReluctant Enemies Operation Exporter (2014)
2 players · 750 min · ★ 7.9
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WargameBaltic Gap Summer 1944 (2009)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 8.0
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American Civil WarTerrible Swift Sword The Three Days of Gettysburg (1976)
2–6 players · 420–4200 min · ★ 7.5
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Modern WarfareNext War India-Pakistan (2015)
2 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.3
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WargameA Victory Denied Crisis at Smolensk (2009)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.4
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WargameHell's Highway Operation Market Garden (1983)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.3
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WargameFire in the East (1984)
2–4 players · 3000 min · ★ 7.5
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WargameEnemy at the Gates (1994)
1–4 players · 240–6000 min · ★ 7.6
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WargameBattles for the Ardennes (1978)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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WargameArdennes (1994)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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Modern WarfareYom Kippur The Battle for the Sinai (1995)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.0
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WargameIt Never Snows (2012)
1–6 players · 540–1500 min · ★ 7.4
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Action / DexterityFlyin' Goblin (2020)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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WargameThe Battle of the Bulge (1981)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 6.5
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AdventureSwords & Sorcery Quest and Conquest in the Age of Magic (1978)
2–7 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9
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WargameLeningrad The Advance of Army Group North Summer 1941 (1979)
2 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7
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FantasyGondor (1977)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 6.2
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