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Best 6-player political board games
The best 6-player political board games are Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition, Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) — the top-rated of 91 6-player political board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017) at 8.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7
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BluffingBattlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingA Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingSecret Hitler (2016)5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicImperial (2006)2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicImperial 2030 (2009)2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingDune (2019)2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingDiplomacy (1959)2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingFrank Herbert's Dune (1979)2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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NegotiationHere I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
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AncientThe Republic of Rome (1990)1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5
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Age of ReasonStruggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GamePax Porfiriana (2012)1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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FightingRex Final Days of an Empire (2012)3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.1
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NegotiationVirgin Queen (2012)2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingA Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingJunta (1978)2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
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FantasyOath Chronicles of Empire and Exile (2021)1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.1
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MedievalFief France 1429 (2015)3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.5
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MedievalWarrior Knights (2006)2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingNew Angeles (2016)4–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.1
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NegotiationHere I Stand 500th Anniversary Edition (2017)2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 8.6
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NegotiationKremlin (1986)3–6 players · 75 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameIlluminati (1987)2–8 players · 60–180 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingCoup Rebellion G54 (2014)3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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EconomicEmpires in Arms (1983)2–7 players · 120–12000 min · ★ 7.6
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AncientConquest of the Empire (2005)2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingChrononauts (2000)1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
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EconomicJohn Company (2017)1–6 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
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NegotiationRise and Decline of the Third Reich (1974)2–6 players · 1440 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameNuclear War (1965)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
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BluffingMachiavelli (1977)4–8 players · 480 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameIlluminati (1982)2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.2
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CivilizationColonial Europe's Empires Overseas (2011)2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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PoliticalCampaign Trail (2019)1–6 players · 115 min · ★ 7.8
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EconomicDominare (2012)2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameIlluminati New World Order (1994)2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4
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BluffingTiefe Taschen (2016)4–8 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.3
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FantasyDivine Right 25th Anniversary Edition (1979)2–6 players · 360 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameNuclear Escalation (1983)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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American Civil WarEarly American Chrononauts (2004)1–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameIlluminati Y2K (1999)2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.0
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NegotiationPax Britannica The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War (1985)4–7 players · 300 min · ★ 6.7
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EconomicCorporate America (2013)3–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingChrononauts Lost Identities (2001)1–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7
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DeductionCursed Court (2017)2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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Expansion for Base-gameAttack! Expansion (2003)2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5
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Quick political board games for 6 players (30 minutes or less)
BluffingCoup Rebellion G54 (2014) 3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingChrononauts (2000) 1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
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Card GameNuclear Escalation (1983) 2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingArticle 27 The UN Security Council Game (2012)3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameNuclear Proliferation (1992)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingDune Spice Harvest (1984)3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 6-player political board game?
- Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017) is the highest-rated 6-player political board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.7/10 from 14,385 ratings. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) round out the top three.
- How many 6-player political board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 91 6-player political board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.