Most played Boardgames
How is the list compiled?
BGG plays API is used to get the number of plays for every game and the games are ranked & sorted in descending order of number of plays.
By default, the list shows the most played games in the last 30 days. You can use the dropdown below to check the year to date or all time most played games. This list is updated every week.
Last updated: May 16, 2025
Rank | Game | Published Year | Complexity | BGG Rating | Number of plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ark Nova | 2021 | 3.78 | 8.54 | 12,117 |
| 2 | Harmonies | 2024 | 2.00 | 8.02 | 11,532 |
| 3 | The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game | 2025 | 2.11 | 8.08 | 10,070 |
| 4 | Sky Team | 2023 | 2.05 | 8.17 | 9,249 |
| 5 | Forest Shuffle | 2023 | 2.20 | 7.71 | 9,220 |
| 6 | Faraway | 2023 | 1.89 | 7.58 | 8,408 |
| 7 | Marvel Champions: The Card Game | 2019 | 2.95 | 8.11 | 7,835 |
| 8 | Azul | 2017 | 1.77 | 7.73 | 7,720 |
| 9 | Sea Salt & Paper | 2022 | 1.48 | 7.49 | 7,578 |
| 10 | Wingspan | 2019 | 2.47 | 8.02 | 7,223 |
| 11 | Terraforming Mars | 2016 | 3.27 | 8.35 | 7,048 |
| 12 | The White Castle | 2023 | 3.03 | 7.99 | 6,638 |
| 13 | Can't Stop | 1980 | 1.14 | 6.93 | 6,510 |
| 14 | Flip 7 | 2024 | 1.00 | 7.29 | 6,385 |
| 15 | Trio | 2021 | 1.05 | 7.39 | 6,268 |
| 16 | Castle Combo | 2024 | 1.65 | 7.50 | 6,169 |
| 17 | Heat: Pedal to the Metal | 2022 | 2.19 | 8.02 | 5,624 |
| 18 | Bomb Busters | 2024 | 1.90 | 7.62 | 5,416 |
| 19 | Lost Ruins of Arnak | 2020 | 2.92 | 8.07 | 4,889 |
| 20 | Cascadia | 2021 | 1.85 | 7.92 | 4,883 |
| 21 | Spirit Island | 2017 | 4.07 | 8.34 | 4,850 |
| 22 | SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence | 2024 | 3.77 | 8.40 | 4,847 |
| 23 | 7 Wonders Duel | 2015 | 2.22 | 8.09 | 4,656 |
| 24 | The Guild of Merchant Explorers | 2022 | 2.03 | 7.77 | 4,556 |
| 25 | Star Wars: Unlimited | 2024 | 2.29 | 8.19 | 4,274 |
| 26 | Cartographers | 2019 | 1.87 | 7.58 | 4,211 |
| 27 | The Castles of Burgundy | 2011 | 2.97 | 8.15 | 4,041 |
| 28 | Carcassonne | 2000 | 1.89 | 7.41 | 3,846 |
| 29 | Splendor | 2014 | 1.78 | 7.42 | 3,763 |
| 30 | The Gang | 2024 | 2.00 | 7.94 | 3,693 |
| 31 | SCOUT | 2019 | 1.37 | 7.82 | 3,527 |
| 32 | Space Base | 2018 | 2.13 | 7.54 | 3,393 |
| 33 | Patchwork | 2014 | 1.60 | 7.59 | 3,260 |
| 34 | Race for the Galaxy | 2007 | 2.99 | 7.74 | 3,258 |
| 35 | The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth | 2024 | 2.05 | 8.40 | 3,231 |
| 36 | Blood on the Clocktower | 2022 | 3.03 | 8.36 | 3,155 |
| 37 | Magic: The Gathering | 1993 | 3.27 | 7.59 | 3,134 |
| 38 | Fromage | 2024 | 0.00 | 9.20 | 2,892 |
| 39 | Ticket to Ride | 2004 | 1.82 | 7.39 | 2,783 |
| 40 | The Crew: Mission Deep Sea | 2021 | 2.03 | 8.10 | 2,781 |
| 41 | Let's Go! To Japan | 2023 | 2.00 | 7.45 | 2,757 |
| 42 | Dune: Imperium | 2020 | 3.06 | 8.42 | 2,712 |
| 43 | Arkham Horror: The Card Game | 2016 | 3.56 | 8.13 | 2,707 |
| 44 | It's a Wonderful World | 2019 | 2.32 | 7.65 | 2,627 |
| 45 | Dominion | 2008 | 2.35 | 7.60 | 2,553 |
| 46 | Kingdomino | 2016 | 1.23 | 7.30 | 2,487 |
| 47 | Planet Unknown | 2022 | 2.24 | 7.79 | 2,428 |
| 48 | Splendor Duel | 2022 | 2.02 | 7.90 | 2,417 |
| 49 | Frosthaven | 2022 | 4.41 | 8.79 | 2,411 |
| 50 | The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine | 2019 | 1.95 | 7.78 | 2,404 |
| 51 | Slay the Spire: The Board Game | 2024 | 2.93 | 8.72 | 2,340 |
| 52 | The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era | 2024 | 2.86 | 7.79 | 2,315 |
| 53 | 7 Wonders: Architects | 2021 | 1.36 | 7.04 | 2,270 |
| 54 | Quacks | 2018 | 1.94 | 7.81 | 2,230 |
| 55 | 7 Wonders | 2010 | 2.32 | 7.67 | 2,221 |
| 56 | Root | 2018 | 3.82 | 8.07 | 2,220 |
| 57 | Welcome to the Moon | 2021 | 2.46 | 7.91 | 2,200 |
| 58 | Everdell | 2018 | 2.82 | 8.00 | 2,186 |
| 59 | CATAN | 1995 | 2.29 | 7.09 | 2,117 |
| 60 | Dune: Imperium – Uprising | 2023 | 3.49 | 8.72 | 2,107 |
| 61 | The Vale of Eternity | 2023 | 2.13 | 7.77 | 2,094 |
| 62 | Welcome To... | 2018 | 1.84 | 7.52 | 2,075 |
| 63 | Codenames | 2015 | 1.26 | 7.53 | 2,073 |
| 64 | Take 5 | 1994 | 1.19 | 6.97 | 2,035 |
| 65 | Sagrada | 2017 | 1.92 | 7.47 | 2,010 |
| 66 | Scythe | 2016 | 3.45 | 8.12 | 1,998 |
| 67 | Lost Cities | 1999 | 1.48 | 7.25 | 1,995 |
| 68 | Revive | 2022 | 3.44 | 8.10 | 1,981 |
| 69 | Chess | 1475 | 3.65 | 7.23 | 1,938 |
| 70 | Ticket to Ride: Europe | 2005 | 1.92 | 7.53 | 1,906 |
| 71 | Star Realms | 2014 | 1.92 | 7.56 | 1,900 |
| 72 | Turing Machine | 2022 | 2.51 | 7.65 | 1,863 |
| 73 | Daybreak | 2023 | 0.00 | 7.19 | 1,851 |
| 74 | Brass: Birmingham | 2018 | 3.87 | 8.58 | 1,838 |
| 75 | Just One | 2018 | 1.04 | 7.60 | 1,835 |
| 76 | Dorfromantik: The Board Game | 2022 | 1.64 | 7.63 | 1,819 |
| 77 | King of Tokyo | 2011 | 1.49 | 7.12 | 1,773 |
| 78 | Earth | 2023 | 2.90 | 7.64 | 1,750 |
| 79 | Darwin's Journey | 2023 | 3.90 | 8.13 | 1,726 |
| 80 | Galactic Cruise | 2024 | 3.92 | 9.24 | 1,717 |
| 81 | Wyrmspan | 2024 | 2.80 | 8.00 | 1,703 |
| 82 | Endeavor: Deep Sea | 2024 | 2.50 | 8.36 | 1,675 |
| 83 | Fantasy Realms | 2017 | 1.81 | 7.51 | 1,673 |
| 84 | Crokinole | 1876 | 1.22 | 8.05 | 1,627 |
| 85 | Knarr | 2023 | 1.91 | 7.47 | 1,623 |
| 86 | That's Pretty Clever! | 2018 | 1.86 | 7.56 | 1,620 |
| 87 | Spots | 2022 | 1.43 | 6.98 | 1,614 |
| 88 | HITSTER | 2022 | 1.00 | 7.69 | 1,602 |
| 89 | So Clover! | 2021 | 1.12 | 7.59 | 1,597 |
| 90 | Gloomhaven | 2017 | 3.91 | 8.56 | 1,585 |
| 90 | Arcs | 2024 | 3.40 | 8.11 | 1,585 |
| 92 | Santorini | 2016 | 1.73 | 7.35 | 1,548 |
| 93 | Next Station: London | 2022 | 1.47 | 7.44 | 1,544 |
| 94 | Regicide | 2020 | 1.94 | 7.49 | 1,542 |
| 95 | Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread | 2024 | 3.50 | 8.53 | 1,510 |
| 96 | Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion | 2020 | 3.64 | 8.40 | 1,503 |
| 97 | Obsession | 2018 | 3.10 | 8.10 | 1,474 |
| 98 | Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West | 2023 | 2.59 | 8.68 | 1,466 |
| 99 | Jaipur | 2009 | 1.46 | 7.48 | 1,458 |
| 100 | Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition | 2018 | 1.45 | 7.16 | 1,455 |
| 101 | Viticulture Essential Edition | 2015 | 2.89 | 7.97 | 1,432 |
| 102 | Draftosaurus | 2019 | 1.25 | 7.09 | 1,418 |
| 103 | No Thanks! | 2004 | 1.13 | 7.08 | 1,413 |
| 104 | Final Girl | 2021 | 2.74 | 8.24 | 1,411 |
| 105 | Distilled | 2023 | 2.89 | 8.03 | 1,391 |
| 106 | Skull King | 2013 | 1.72 | 7.54 | 1,388 |
| 107 | Gizmos | 2018 | 2.04 | 7.37 | 1,368 |
| 108 | Qwixx | 2012 | 1.11 | 6.87 | 1,357 |
| 109 | Pirates of Maracaibo | 2023 | 2.79 | 7.98 | 1,314 |
| 110 | Hanabi | 2010 | 1.69 | 7.03 | 1,302 |
| 111 | Potion Explosion | 2015 | 1.78 | 7.12 | 1,301 |
| 112 | Akropolis | 2022 | 1.79 | 7.55 | 1,265 |
| 113 | Sushi Go! | 2013 | 1.16 | 6.99 | 1,248 |
| 114 | Orléans | 2014 | 3.02 | 8.05 | 1,243 |
| 115 | A Feast for Odin | 2016 | 3.86 | 8.16 | 1,236 |
| 116 | Civolution | 2024 | 4.50 | 7.87 | 1,234 |
| 117 | Grand Austria Hotel | 2015 | 3.21 | 7.96 | 1,233 |
| 118 | Dominion (Second Edition) | 2016 | 2.17 | 7.83 | 1,231 |
| 119 | Clank!: Catacombs | 2022 | 2.50 | 8.25 | 1,221 |
| 120 | ISS Vanguard | 2022 | 3.66 | 8.47 | 1,204 |
| 121 | Love Letter | 2012 | 1.18 | 7.23 | 1,197 |
| 122 | Res Arcana | 2019 | 2.65 | 7.63 | 1,193 |
| 123 | Rebirth | 2024 | 2.00 | 7.73 | 1,184 |
| 124 | Cribbage | 1630 | 1.90 | 7.10 | 1,167 |
| 125 | Point Salad | 2019 | 1.15 | 7.12 | 1,166 |
| 126 | Nova Luna | 2019 | 1.88 | 7.27 | 1,164 |
| 127 | Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala | 2014 | 2.84 | 7.77 | 1,155 |
| 128 | Pandemic | 2008 | 2.40 | 7.53 | 1,152 |
| 129 | Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure | 2016 | 2.23 | 7.77 | 1,145 |
| 130 | Marvel United | 2020 | 1.82 | 7.56 | 1,128 |
| 131 | For Sale | 1997 | 1.25 | 7.26 | 1,127 |
| 132 | The Quest for El Dorado | 2017 | 1.94 | 7.70 | 1,124 |
| 133 | Gaia Project | 2017 | 4.40 | 8.36 | 1,120 |
| 134 | My City | 2020 | 1.98 | 7.61 | 1,102 |
| 135 | Cthulhu: Death May Die | 2019 | 2.49 | 8.19 | 1,101 |
| 136 | Challengers! | 2022 | 1.90 | 7.26 | 1,076 |
| 137 | Wondrous Creatures | 2024 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 1,056 |
| 138 | Keep the Heroes Out! | 2022 | 2.38 | 8.05 | 1,051 |
| 139 | Too Many Bones | 2017 | 3.86 | 8.33 | 1,042 |
| 140 | Aeon's End | 2016 | 2.80 | 7.88 | 1,036 |
| 141 | Calico | 2020 | 2.19 | 7.50 | 1,019 |
| 142 | Coup | 2012 | 1.41 | 6.98 | 997 |
| 143 | Ra | 1999 | 2.31 | 7.67 | 978 |
| 144 | Mindbug: First Contact | 2022 | 1.98 | 7.83 | 959 |
| 144 | Unconscious Mind | 2023 | 3.79 | 7.92 | 959 |
| 146 | Great Western Trail: Second Edition | 2021 | 3.70 | 8.29 | 956 |
| 147 | Skull | 2011 | 1.11 | 7.18 | 952 |
| 148 | Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Edition) | 2021 | 3.77 | 8.62 | 947 |
| 149 | Aquatica | 2019 | 2.30 | 7.39 | 944 |
| 150 | Incan Gold | 2005 | 1.11 | 6.84 | 941 |
| 151 | Sushi Go Party! | 2016 | 1.31 | 7.38 | 921 |
| 152 | Azul: Summer Pavilion | 2019 | 2.06 | 7.63 | 902 |
| 153 | Ready Set Bet | 2022 | 1.25 | 7.69 | 885 |
| 154 | Canvas | 2021 | 1.65 | 7.34 | 876 |
| 155 | The Isle of Cats | 2019 | 2.36 | 7.65 | 875 |
| 156 | Pax Pamir: Second Edition | 2019 | 3.85 | 8.15 | 874 |
| 157 | Takenoko | 2011 | 1.97 | 7.20 | 873 |
| 158 | Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition | 2022 | 1.94 | 7.67 | 870 |
| 159 | Flamecraft | 2022 | 2.19 | 7.52 | 869 |
| 160 | Wandering Towers | 2022 | 1.61 | 7.30 | 868 |
| 161 | Memoir '44 | 2004 | 2.27 | 7.53 | 867 |
| 162 | Hero Realms | 2016 | 1.85 | 7.51 | 865 |
| 163 | The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game | 2011 | 3.22 | 7.66 | 861 |
| 164 | Unmatched Game System | 2019 | 2.00 | 8.30 | 860 |
| 165 | Thunder Road: Vendetta | 2023 | 2.13 | 8.20 | 857 |
| 166 | Tapestry | 2019 | 2.95 | 7.44 | 855 |
| 167 | Stone Age | 2008 | 2.46 | 7.52 | 847 |
| 168 | Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood | 2022 | 3.68 | 8.86 | 844 |
| 169 | Innovation | 2010 | 2.77 | 7.30 | 841 |
| 170 | Project L | 2020 | 1.55 | 7.49 | 840 |
| 171 | Barrage | 2019 | 4.12 | 8.15 | 828 |
| 172 | Sprawlopolis | 2018 | 1.81 | 7.29 | 825 |
| 173 | Apiary | 2023 | 2.50 | 7.60 | 820 |
| 174 | Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 | 2015 | 2.83 | 8.52 | 812 |
| 175 | Bärenpark | 2017 | 1.66 | 7.28 | 804 |
| 176 | Architects of the West Kingdom | 2018 | 2.76 | 7.72 | 802 |
| 177 | Secret Hitler | 2016 | 1.74 | 7.50 | 801 |
| 178 | Coloretto | 2003 | 1.27 | 6.98 | 795 |
| 179 | For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game | 2021 | 1.90 | 8.09 | 793 |
| 180 | PARKS | 2019 | 2.12 | 7.64 | 792 |
| 180 | Meadow | 2021 | 2.25 | 7.76 | 792 |
| 182 | Andromeda's Edge | 2024 | 3.63 | 8.24 | 790 |
| 182 | Camel Up (Second Edition) | 2018 | 1.46 | 7.60 | 790 |
| 182 | Agricola (Revised Edition) | 2016 | 3.44 | 7.95 | 790 |
| 182 | Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game | 2023 | 2.01 | 8.01 | 790 |
| 186 | Hadrian's Wall | 2021 | 3.17 | 7.91 | 789 |
| 187 | Spicy | 2020 | 1.40 | 7.17 | 786 |
| 188 | Love Letter | 2019 | 1.12 | 7.52 | 772 |
| 189 | Codenames: Duet | 2017 | 1.36 | 7.42 | 766 |
| 190 | Nemesis | 2018 | 3.48 | 8.26 | 764 |
| 191 | Friday | 2011 | 2.15 | 7.11 | 763 |
| 192 | Bunny Kingdom | 2017 | 2.30 | 7.45 | 760 |
| 193 | Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition | 2021 | 2.92 | 7.65 | 756 |
| 194 | The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set | 2022 | 3.46 | 8.53 | 752 |
| 195 | Concordia | 2013 | 2.99 | 8.08 | 747 |
| 196 | Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization | 2015 | 4.44 | 8.27 | 745 |
| 197 | War Chest | 2018 | 2.31 | 7.83 | 730 |
| 198 | The Mind | 2018 | 1.08 | 6.74 | 723 |
| 199 | Deep Sea Adventure | 2014 | 1.19 | 6.89 | 719 |
| 200 | Bohnanza | 1997 | 1.67 | 7.07 | 696 |
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