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Best 1-player ancient board games

The best 1-player ancient board games are Teotihuacan City of Gods, Imperial Settlers and Lost Ruins of Arnak — the top-rated of 56 1-player ancient board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018) at 7.9/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top ancient board games for 1 player

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  • Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018)

    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Imperial Settlers (2014)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Lords of Hellas (2018)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)

    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Pandemic Fall of Rome (2018)

    1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Tekhenu Obelisk of the Sun (2020)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9

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  • The Republic of Rome (1990)

    1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Nations The Dice Game (2014)

    1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Gentes (2017)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Raiders of Scythia (2020)

    1–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Atlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)

    1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Falling Sky The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar (2016)

    1–4 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Peloponnes (2009)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Valley of the Kings Afterlife (2015)

    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Pendragon The Fall of Roman Britain (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–360 min · ★ 8.0

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  • SPQR (Deluxe Edition) (2008)

    1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Hadrian's Wall (2021)

    1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.3

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  • Era of Tribes (2019)

    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Pericles The Peloponnesian Wars (2017)

    1–4 players · 45–360 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Faiyum (2020)

    1–5 players · 110–140 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Age of Civilization (2019)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Conquest of Paradise (2007)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Pharaon (2019)

    1–5 players · 30–75 min · ★ 7.5

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  • The Great Battles of Alexander Deluxe Edition (1995)

    1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Hoplomachus The Lost Cities (2012)

    1–3 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Hoplomachus Origins (2015)

    1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Valley of the Kings Last Rites (2016)

    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Field Commander Alexander (2009)

    1 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Roll Through the Ages The Iron Age (2014)

    1–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.6

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  • PAX (2011)

    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Rome & Roll (2020)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Donning the Purple (2018)

    1–3 players · 70–90 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Peloponnesian War (2019)

    1–2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.7

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  • ONUS! Rome Vs Carthage (2014)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Carthage The First Punic War (2005)

    1–2 players · 1800 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Imperium Romanum II The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire (1985)

    1–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Hoplite (2014)

    1–4 players · 60–480 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Chariots of Fire (2010)

    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5

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  • The Peloponnesian War (1991)

    1–2 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (2019)

    1–6 players · 120–300 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Agricola (2016)

    1 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Genesis Empires and Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East (2015)

    1–5 players · 450–600 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Romolo o Remo? (2013)

    1–4 players · 150 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Tribes Early Civilization (2017)

    1–4 players · 30–50 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Journey Wrath of Demons (2015)

    1–4 players · 30–75 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Roll Through the Ages The Iron Age with Mediterranean Expansion (2014)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0

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Quick ancient board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)

Frequently asked

What is the best 1-player ancient board game?
Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018) is the highest-rated 1-player ancient board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.9/10 from 13,852 ratings. Imperial Settlers and Lost Ruins of Arnak round out the top three.
How many 1-player ancient board games are there?
MeeplePick lists 56 1-player ancient board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.