Trending Board Games — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed board games on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: chess. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
303,308
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
chess
strategy board game
44,399
views
views
2
mahjong
game
29,736
views
views
3
Monopoly
economics-themed board game
14,743
views
views
4
backgammon
one of the oldest board games for two players
13,283
views
views
5
checkers
board game
9,304
views
views
6
tic-tac-toe
game for two players played on a 3x3 board or a sheet of paper
8,751
views
views
7
Othello
strategy board game
7,412
views
views
8
Rummikub
tile-based game for two to four players
7,168
views
views
9
Scrabble
board game with words
6,882
views
views
10
xiangqi
chess variant native to China
6,643
views
views
11
The Campaign for North Africa
military simulation game
6,555
views
views
12
The Settlers of Catan
board game (1995)
5,794
views
views
13
Cluedo
1949 board game
5,779
views
views
14
chaturanga
ancient Indian strategy game
5,654
views
views
15
Ludo
board game
4,958
views
views
16
Battleship
guessing game
4,362
views
views
17
Risk
board game
3,965
views
views
18
nine men's morris
strategy board game for two players
3,361
views
views
19
Mastermind
board game
3,290
views
views
20
Trench Crusade
Miniature wargame and horror setting
3,207
views
views
21
snakes and ladders
board game
3,137
views
views
22
The Game of Life
board game
2,938
views
views
23
Ticket to Ride
2004 board game
2,890
views
views
24
Royal Game of Ur
ancient Mesopotamian board game
2,771
views
views
25
Parchís
board game
2,682
views
views
26
peg solitaire
board game for one player
2,658
views
views
27
Senet
ancient Egyptian board game
2,537
views
views
28
Codenames
2015 spy-themed word-affiliation board game
2,510
views
views
29
Connect Four
children's board game
2,441
views
views
30
Mensch ärgere dich nicht
German board dice-and-pieces game, based on Pachisi (Indian origin)
2,425
views
views
31
Trivial Pursuit
board game
2,411
views
views
32
Illuminati
cards boardgame
2,278
views
views
33
HeroQuest
board game
2,231
views
views
34
Gomoku
board game
2,216
views
views
35
Diplomacy
strategic board game
2,098
views
views
36
The Landlord's Game
board game
2,097
views
views
37
Chinese checkers
abstract strategy board game
2,042
views
views
38
Pachisi
board game that originated in medieval India
1,906
views
views
39
Stratego
strategy board game
1,892
views
views
40
fantasy football
fantasy sport version of gridiron football
1,809
views
views
41
Game of the Goose
board game
1,759
views
views
42
Parcheesi
abstract strategy game
1,671
views
views
43
tafl games
group of asymmetric boardgames
1,587
views
views
44
Guess Who?
children's game
1,508
views
views
45
Wingspan
2019 board game by Elizabeth Hargrave
1,445
views
views
46
Root
2018 board game
1,422
views
views
47
Candy Land
board game
1,333
views
views
48
Twilight Imperium
Science-fiction themed board game
1,331
views
views
49
Jeu des petits chevaux
French board game based on Pachisi
1,278
views
views
50
Scythe
2016 strategy boardgame
1,276
views
views
51
Twister
game of physical skill
1,276
views
views
52
Axis & Allies
board game series
1,268
views
views
53
Operation
battery-operated game of physical skill
1,252
views
views
54
Taboo
1989 word guessing party game
1,217
views
views
55
Mexican Train
board game
1,215
views
views
56
Sorry!
board game
1,184
views
views
57
three-dimensional chess
any of various chess variants that use multiple boards at different levels
1,137
views
views
58
Oware
abstract strategy game
1,136
views
views
59
English draughts
variant of draughts
1,085
views
views
60
Hex
board game
1,063
views
views
61
Okey
board game
1,059
views
views
62
crokinole
table top disk-flicking game
1,053
views
views
63
7 Wonders
2010 card game
1,048
views
views
64
Taikyoku shogi
36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess
1,038
views
views
65
Pictionary
guessing word game
1,038
views
views
66
Halma
game on cell board
1,036
views
views
67
international draughts
strategy board game
1,022
views
views
68
Blood Bowl
Board game
1,021
views
views
69
Arkham Horror (1st Edition)
cooperative adventure board game
1,015
views
views
70
Pass the Pigs
board game
1,010
views
views
71
Terraforming Mars
2016 board game
953
views
views
72
Pandemic
2008 cooperative board game
950
views
views
73
Gloomhaven
2017 board game
948
views
views
74
Subbuteo
board game
940
views
views
75
18XX
board games based on 19th century railroads
929
views
views
76
Exit: The Game
escape game series
876
views
views
77
Chu shogi
12×12 grid variant of Japanese chess
854
views
views
78
Abalone
1987 board game
837
views
views
79
Russian draughts
Variant of draughts played in the former USSR, Eastern Europe, and Israel
834
views
views
80
Atmosfear
video board game series
834
views
views
81
Dream11
Dream11 is a fantasy sports platform based in India that allows users to play fantasy cricket, football, kabaddi and basketball games.
812
views
views
82
Kalah
Board game in the mancala family
797
views
views
83
Mouse Trap
board game
795
views
views
84
Quoridor
abstract strategy game
794
views
views
85
Betrayal at House on the Hill
boardgame
778
views
views
86
Scotland Yard
1983 board game
771
views
views
87
Talisman
board game
756
views
views
88
Labyrinth
board game
755
views
views
89
Splendor
2014 board game
754
views
views
90
Spirit Island (board game)
2017 board game
739
views
views
91
Scattergories
creative-thinking category-based party game
734
views
views
92
Space Hulk
board game
722
views
views
93
Liar's Dice
dice game by Richard Borg
684
views
views
94
Tric Trac
form of backgammon
666
views
views
95
correspondence chess
slow chess played via paper postal system (one game taking weeks then) or e-mail
666
views
views
96
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Children's tabletop game
655
views
views
97
Sevens
card game
644
views
views
98
Tock
board game
617
views
views
99
Triominoes
board game
609
views
views
100
Anti-Monopoly
board game
607
views
views