Trending Board Games in USA — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed board games on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: chess. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
198,370
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
chess
strategy board game
26,386
views
views
2
mahjong
game
17,927
views
views
3
Monopoly
economics-themed board game
10,354
views
views
4
The Campaign for North Africa
military simulation game
6,779
views
views
5
backgammon
one of the oldest board games for two players
6,527
views
views
6
tic-tac-toe
game for two players played on a 3x3 board or a sheet of paper
6,307
views
views
7
Othello
strategy board game
5,457
views
views
8
xiangqi
chess variant native to China
4,233
views
views
9
Rummikub
tile-based game for two to four players
4,139
views
views
10
chaturanga
ancient Indian strategy game
4,003
views
views
11
Ludo
board game
3,820
views
views
12
checkers
board game
3,788
views
views
13
Scrabble
board game with words
3,713
views
views
14
Cluedo
1949 board game
3,708
views
views
15
The Settlers of Catan
board game (1995)
3,700
views
views
16
Trench Crusade
Miniature wargame and horror setting
3,098
views
views
17
snakes and ladders
board game
2,622
views
views
18
Risk
board game
2,525
views
views
19
The Game of Life
board game
2,003
views
views
20
Mastermind
board game
1,967
views
views
21
Royal Game of Ur
ancient Mesopotamian board game
1,945
views
views
22
Battleship
guessing game
1,909
views
views
23
The Landlord's Game
board game
1,903
views
views
24
Ticket to Ride
2004 board game
1,894
views
views
25
Parchís
board game
1,785
views
views
26
Connect Four
children's board game
1,782
views
views
27
Diplomacy
strategic board game
1,632
views
views
28
nine men's morris
strategy board game for two players
1,629
views
views
29
Senet
ancient Egyptian board game
1,594
views
views
30
fantasy football
fantasy sport version of gridiron football
1,565
views
views
31
Pachisi
abstract strategy game
1,539
views
views
32
Trivial Pursuit
board game
1,486
views
views
33
Chinese checkers
abstract strategy board game
1,482
views
views
34
Gomoku
board game
1,446
views
views
35
Codenames
2015 spy-themed word-affiliation board game
1,445
views
views
36
Candy Land
board game
1,421
views
views
37
Pachisi
board game that originated in medieval India
1,392
views
views
38
Stratego
strategy board game
1,373
views
views
39
Root
2018 board game
1,372
views
views
40
tafl games
group of asymmetric boardgames
1,296
views
views
41
Mexican Train
board game
1,252
views
views
42
HeroQuest
board game
1,247
views
views
43
Sorry!
board game
1,232
views
views
44
Axis & Allies
board game series
1,196
views
views
45
Guess Who?
children's game
1,095
views
views
46
Operation
battery-operated game of physical skill
1,093
views
views
47
peg solitaire
board game for one player
1,085
views
views
48
Wingspan
2019 board game by Elizabeth Hargrave
1,078
views
views
49
English draughts
variant of draughts
979
views
views
50
Twilight Imperium
Science-fiction themed board game
977
views
views
51
crokinole
table top disk-flicking game
972
views
views
52
Illuminati
cards boardgame
970
views
views
53
Verquere
Historical European tables game
917
views
views
54
Dream11
Dream11 is a fantasy sports platform based in India that allows users to play fantasy cricket, football, kabaddi and basketball games.
886
views
views
55
18XX
board games based on 19th century railroads
865
views
views
56
three-dimensional chess
any of various chess variants that use multiple boards at different levels
865
views
views
57
Mouse Trap
board game
855
views
views
58
Pictionary
guessing word game
821
views
views
59
international draughts
strategy board game
820
views
views
60
Mensch ärgere dich nicht
German board dice-and-pieces game, based on Pachisi (Indian origin)
815
views
views
61
Betrayal at House on the Hill
boardgame
784
views
views
62
Twister
game of physical skill
774
views
views
63
Pass the Pigs
board game
761
views
views
64
Blood Bowl
Board game
756
views
views
65
Gloomhaven
2017 board game
733
views
views
66
Scythe
2016 strategy boardgame
726
views
views
67
Hex
board game
676
views
views
68
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Children's tabletop game
675
views
views
69
Arkham Horror (1st Edition)
cooperative adventure board game
671
views
views
70
Scattergories
creative-thinking category-based party game
634
views
views
71
Space Hulk
board game
632
views
views
72
Don't Wake Daddy
board game
626
views
views
73
Taboo
1989 word guessing party game
624
views
views
74
Atmosfear
video board game series
618
views
views
75
Splendor
2014 board game
610
views
views
76
Apples to Apples
card game
608
views
views
77
Sequence
board and card game
607
views
views
78
Pandemic
2008 cooperative board game
592
views
views
79
Balderdash
board game created by Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne
587
views
views
80
Android: Netrunner
2012 expandable Card Game
567
views
views
81
Coup
card game involving deception and murder
560
views
views
82
Nightmare
1991 horror video board game
560
views
views
83
bagatelle
billiards-derived indoor table game
549
views
views
84
Okey
board game
548
views
views
85
Trouble
board game
543
views
views
86
Taikyoku shogi
36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess
525
views
views
87
Spirit Island (board game)
2017 board game
522
views
views
88
The Resistance
2009 social role-playing game
520
views
views
89
Subbuteo
board game
518
views
views
90
7 Wonders
2010 card game
517
views
views
91
Talisman
board game
506
views
views
92
Quoridor
abstract strategy game
502
views
views
93
Game of the Generals
board game
486
views
views
94
Dungeon!
boardgame
485
views
views
95
Tak
2017 board game
482
views
views
96
Dune: Imperium
2020 board game
470
views
views
97
Dobble
2009 card game
468
views
views
98
Wavelength
party game published in 2019
462
views
views
99
Game of the Goose
board game
460
views
views
100
Halma
game on cell board
460
views
views