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Best 1-player city building board games

The best 1-player city building board games are Everdell, Le Havre and Architects of the West Kingdom — the top-rated of 77 1-player city building board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Everdell (2018) at 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top city building board games for 1 player

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  • Everdell (2018)

    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Le Havre (2008)

    1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Architects of the West Kingdom (2018)

    1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Underwater Cities (2018)

    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Suburbia (2012)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Imperial Settlers (2014)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4

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  • On Mars (2020)

    1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3

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  • Lisboa (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Ora et Labora (2011)

    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Charterstone (2017)

    1–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Tiny Towns (2019)

    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Glass Road (2013)

    1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4

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  • 51st State Master Set (2016)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Praga Caput Regni (2020)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Between Two Cities (2015)

    1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Ginkgopolis (2012)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)

    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Sprawlopolis (2018)

    1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Roads & Boats (1999)

    1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Villagers (2019)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Palm Island (2018)

    1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Viceroy (2014)

    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Dice City (2015)

    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Merv The Heart of the Silk Road (2020)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Peloponnes (2009)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Clinic Deluxe Edition (2020)

    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Villages of Valeria (2017)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Era Medieval Age (2019)

    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3

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  • The Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)

    1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Harbour (2015)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.5

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  • NEOM (2018)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Coloma (2019)

    1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Tramways (2016)

    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4

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  • New Bedford (2016)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Founders of Gloomhaven (2018)

    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Hadrian's Wall (2021)

    1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.3

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  • Rise to Nobility (2018)

    1–6 players · 25–150 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Flip City (2014)

    1–4 players · 30–50 min · ★ 6.3

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  • Ragusa (2019)

    1–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Welcome to New Las Vegas (2020)

    1–50 players · 35 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Limes (2014)

    1–2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Small City (2015)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Imperial Settlers Roll & Write (2019)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4

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  • Roll Through the Ages The Iron Age (2014)

    1–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Agropolis (2021)

    1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Subdivision (2014)

    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5

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

Frequently asked

What is the best 1-player city building board game?
Everdell (2018) is the highest-rated 1-player city building board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.1/10 from 23,457 ratings. Le Havre and Architects of the West Kingdom round out the top three.
How many 1-player city building board games are there?
MeeplePick lists 77 1-player city building board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.