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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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AncientTeotihuacan City of Gods (2018)1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9
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AncientImperial Settlers (2014)1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureLost Ruins of Arnak (2020)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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AncientLords of Hellas (2018)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientRoll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9
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AncientPandemic Fall of Rome (2018)1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.7
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AncientImperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
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AncientTekhenu Obelisk of the Sun (2020)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9
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AncientThe Republic of Rome (1990)1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientNations The Dice Game (2014)1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0
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AncientGentes (2017)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientRaiders of Scythia (2020)1–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 8.0
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AncientAtlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientFalling Sky The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar (2016)1–4 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
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AncientPeloponnes (2009)1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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AncientValley of the Kings Afterlife (2015)1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientPendragon The Fall of Roman Britain (2017)1–4 players · 60–360 min · ★ 8.0
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AncientSPQR (Deluxe Edition) (2008)1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 8.0
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AncientHadrian's Wall (2021)1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.3
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AncientEra of Tribes (2019)1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.1
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AncientPericles The Peloponnesian Wars (2017)1–4 players · 45–360 min · ★ 7.9
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AncientFaiyum (2020)1–5 players · 110–140 min · ★ 7.7
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AncientAge of Civilization (2019)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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AncientConquest of Paradise (2007)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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AncientPharaon (2019)1–5 players · 30–75 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientThe Great Battles of Alexander Deluxe Edition (1995)1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7
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AncientHoplomachus The Lost Cities (2012)1–3 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9
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AncientHoplomachus Origins (2015)1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientValley of the Kings Last Rites (2016)1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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AncientField Commander Alexander (2009)1 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
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AncientRoll Through the Ages The Iron Age (2014)1–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.6
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AncientPAX (2011)1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.8
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AncientRome & Roll (2020)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.1
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AncientDonning the Purple (2018)1–3 players · 70–90 min · ★ 7.2
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AncientPeloponnesian War (2019)1–2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.7
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AncientONUS! Rome Vs Carthage (2014)1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7
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AncientCarthage The First Punic War (2005)1–2 players · 1800 min · ★ 7.4
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AncientImperium Romanum II The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire (1985)1–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.6
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AncientHoplite (2014)1–4 players · 60–480 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientChariots of Fire (2010)1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientThe Peloponnesian War (1991)1–2 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7
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AncientAncient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (2019)1–6 players · 120–300 min · ★ 6.7
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AncientAgricola (2016)1 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
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AncientGenesis Empires and Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East (2015)1–5 players · 450–600 min · ★ 7.2
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AncientRomolo o Remo? (2013)1–4 players · 150 min · ★ 6.7
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AncientTribes Early Civilization (2017)1–4 players · 30–50 min · ★ 6.5
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AdventureJourney Wrath of Demons (2015)1–4 players · 30–75 min · ★ 7.0
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AncientRoll 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)
AncientHoplomachus Origins (2015) 1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientRoll Through the Ages The Iron Age with Mediterranean Expansion (2014) 1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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AncientRomans Go Home! (2013)1–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.0
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AncientRamses II (1997)1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8
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AncientSerpent's Tongue (2013)1–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Abstract StrategyThermopyles (2013)1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 4.1
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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.