Trending Board Games in Japan — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed board games on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: mahjong. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
77,395
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
mahjong
game
9,361
views
views
2
chess
strategy board game
8,120
views
views
3
Othello
strategy board game
5,514
views
views
4
xiangqi
chess variant native to China
3,648
views
views
5
backgammon
one of the oldest board games for two players
3,430
views
views
6
Monopoly
economics-themed board game
3,305
views
views
7
The Game of Life
board game
2,089
views
views
8
chaturanga
ancient Indian strategy game
2,057
views
views
9
tic-tac-toe
game for two players played on a 3x3 board or a sheet of paper
1,930
views
views
10
Gomoku
board game
1,617
views
views
11
Taikyoku shogi
36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess
1,617
views
views
12
The Settlers of Catan
board game (1995)
1,575
views
views
13
Gunjin Shōgi
Japanese board game
1,530
views
views
14
Chu shogi
12×12 grid variant of Japanese chess
1,356
views
views
15
Illuminati
cards boardgame
1,328
views
views
16
Dōbutsu shōgi
3×4 shogi variant
1,140
views
views
17
checkers
board game
1,044
views
views
18
Dai shogi
15x15 grid variant of Japanese chess
1,017
views
views
19
Renju
traditional board game
885
views
views
20
mawari shogi
shogi variant
883
views
views
21
Sevens
card game
862
views
views
22
Battleship
guessing game
773
views
views
23
Senet
ancient Egyptian board game
770
views
views
24
Ludo
board game
762
views
views
25
Elmo囲い
758
views
views
26
Rummikub
tile-based game for two to four players
739
views
views
27
Scrabble
board game with words
613
views
views
28
Battle Dome
pinball board game
602
views
views
29
Mastermind
board game
591
views
views
30
Sho shogi
shogi variant; direct ancestor of modern shogi
547
views
views
31
Maka dai dai shogi
19x19 grid variant of Japanese chess
514
views
views
32
Diplomacy
strategic board game
501
views
views
33
Quoridor
abstract strategy game
481
views
views
34
Twister
game of physical skill
454
views
views
35
左美濃
443
views
views
36
Codenames
2015 spy-themed word-affiliation board game
416
views
views
37
Royal Game of Ur
ancient Mesopotamian board game
415
views
views
38
Goita
board game
405
views
views
39
八月のタイムマシン
393
views
views
40
Yut
traditional board game played in Korea
377
views
views
41
Blokus
2000 board game
357
views
views
42
Minishōgi
5×5 shogi variant
355
views
views
43
Tai shogi
25x25 grid variant of Japanese chess
352
views
views
44
十六むさし
board game
328
views
views
45
Tenjiku shogi
16x16 variant of Japanese chess
320
views
views
46
snakes and ladders
board game
305
views
views
47
Invincible Castle
301
views
views
48
nine men's morris
strategy board game for two players
299
views
views
49
Scotland Yard
1983 board game
293
views
views
50
Pandemic
2008 cooperative board game
291
views
views
51
Wingspan
2019 board game by Elizabeth Hargrave
283
views
views
52
Ticket to Ride
2004 board game
280
views
views
53
Risk
board game
280
views
views
54
Dai dai shogi
17x17 variant of Japanese chess
276
views
views
55
Heian dai shogi
13x13 variant of Japanese chess
272
views
views
56
Heian shogi
predecessor of modern shogi
268
views
views
57
舟囲い
265
views
views
58
Yonin shogi
four-player variant of Japanese chess
262
views
views
59
peg solitaire
board game for one player
254
views
views
60
Ko shogi
19x19 grid variant of Japanese chess
249
views
views
61
将棋崩し
247
views
views
62
金無双
239
views
views
63
Hasami shogi
235
views
views
64
Terraforming Mars
2016 board game
235
views
views
65
three-dimensional chess
any of various chess variants that use multiple boards at different levels
232
views
views
66
Hex
board game
232
views
views
67
Agricola
2007 board game
232
views
views
68
Hare games
board game
220
views
views
69
shatar
chess variants played in Mongolia
198
views
views
70
矢倉早囲い
189
views
views
71
Luzhanqi
1927 board game
183
views
views
72
Ghosts
board game
179
views
views
73
Wa shogi
11x11 grid variant of Japanese chess
175
views
views
74
Quarto
1991 board game
175
views
views
75
Abalone
1987 board game
173
views
views
76
Lost Worlds
board game
173
views
views
77
Splendor
2014 board game
172
views
views
78
Machi Koro
2012 board game
170
views
views
79
Tori shogi
168
views
views
80
Kyoto shogi
modern shogi variant, invented by Tamiya Katsuya in 1976, played with a reduced number of pieces on a 5×5 board; the pieces alternately promote and demote with every move, and the promotion values are entirely different from standard shogi
162
views
views
81
Instant Propose
152
views
views
82
crokinole
table top disk-flicking game
151
views
views
83
Lishogi
151
views
views
84
correspondence chess
slow chess played via paper postal system (one game taking weeks then) or e-mail
143
views
views
85
多伝囲い
141
views
views
86
Pachisi
board game that originated in medieval India
140
views
views
87
7 Wonders
2010 card game
140
views
views
88
Tsuitate shogi
shogi variant
138
views
views
89
Liar's Dice
dice game by Richard Borg
137
views
views
90
Ubongo
board game
132
views
views
91
Nakahara castle
130
views
views
92
Acquire
board game designed by Sid Sackson
130
views
views
93
おばけ屋敷ゲーム
128
views
views
94
Fox games
category of board games for two players, where one player is the fox and tries to eat the geese/sheep
126
views
views
95
Feudal Lord
board game
125
views
views
96
Sannin shogi
three-player variant of Japanese chess
124
views
views
97
箱入り娘 (将棋)
124
views
views
98
目隠し将棋
116
views
views
99
Space shogi
9×9×9 variant of Japanese chess
114
views
views
100
Apples to Apples
card game
112
views
views