Trending Board Games in USA — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed board games on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: chess. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
186,946
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
chess
strategy board game
25,318
views
views
2
mahjong
game
16,486
views
views
3
Monopoly
economics-themed board game
9,790
views
views
4
The Campaign for North Africa
military simulation game
6,514
views
views
5
backgammon
one of the oldest board games for two players
6,281
views
views
6
tic-tac-toe
game for two players played on a 3x3 board or a sheet of paper
5,892
views
views
7
Othello
strategy board game
5,184
views
views
8
xiangqi
chess variant native to China
3,907
views
views
9
Rummikub
tile-based game for two to four players
3,853
views
views
10
chaturanga
ancient Indian strategy game
3,823
views
views
11
checkers
board game
3,604
views
views
12
Ludo
board game
3,574
views
views
13
Scrabble
board game with words
3,570
views
views
14
Cluedo
1949 board game
3,518
views
views
15
The Settlers of Catan
board game (1995)
3,447
views
views
16
Trench Crusade
Miniature wargame and horror setting
2,988
views
views
17
snakes and ladders
board game
2,482
views
views
18
Risk
board game
2,362
views
views
19
The Game of Life
board game
1,969
views
views
20
Mastermind
board game
1,914
views
views
21
Royal Game of Ur
ancient Mesopotamian board game
1,861
views
views
22
Battleship
guessing game
1,803
views
views
23
Ticket to Ride
2004 board game
1,795
views
views
24
The Landlord's Game
board game
1,776
views
views
25
Parchís
board game
1,671
views
views
26
Connect Four
children's board game
1,632
views
views
27
Diplomacy
strategic board game
1,609
views
views
28
nine men's morris
strategy board game for two players
1,549
views
views
29
fantasy football
fantasy sport version of gridiron football
1,522
views
views
30
Senet
ancient Egyptian board game
1,486
views
views
31
Pachisi
abstract strategy game
1,456
views
views
32
Chinese checkers
abstract strategy board game
1,406
views
views
33
Gomoku
board game
1,389
views
views
34
Codenames
2015 spy-themed word-affiliation board game
1,367
views
views
35
Candy Land
board game
1,333
views
views
36
Stratego
strategy board game
1,309
views
views
37
tafl games
group of asymmetric boardgames
1,304
views
views
38
Pachisi
board game that originated in medieval India
1,297
views
views
39
Root
2018 board game
1,295
views
views
40
Trivial Pursuit
board game
1,249
views
views
41
HeroQuest
board game
1,215
views
views
42
Sorry!
board game
1,145
views
views
43
Mexican Train
board game
1,116
views
views
44
Axis & Allies
board game series
1,107
views
views
45
peg solitaire
board game for one player
1,035
views
views
46
Operation
battery-operated game of physical skill
1,017
views
views
47
Guess Who?
children's game
1,016
views
views
48
Wingspan
2019 board game by Elizabeth Hargrave
981
views
views
49
Illuminati
cards boardgame
959
views
views
50
Twilight Imperium
Science-fiction themed board game
934
views
views
51
English draughts
variant of draughts
894
views
views
52
crokinole
table top disk-flicking game
882
views
views
53
18XX
board games based on 19th century railroads
833
views
views
54
three-dimensional chess
any of various chess variants that use multiple boards at different levels
818
views
views
55
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
56
Mouse Trap
board game
787
views
views
57
Mensch ärgere dich nicht
German board dice-and-pieces game, based on Pachisi (Indian origin)
774
views
views
58
international draughts
strategy board game
771
views
views
59
Pictionary
guessing word game
759
views
views
60
Blood Bowl
Board game
743
views
views
61
Twister
game of physical skill
726
views
views
62
Pass the Pigs
board game
724
views
views
63
Betrayal at House on the Hill
boardgame
700
views
views
64
Atmosfear
video board game series
685
views
views
65
Hex
board game
684
views
views
66
Scythe
2016 strategy boardgame
681
views
views
67
Gloomhaven
2017 board game
680
views
views
68
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Children's tabletop game
641
views
views
69
Arkham Horror (1st Edition)
cooperative adventure board game
631
views
views
70
Space Hulk
board game
608
views
views
71
Scattergories
creative-thinking category-based party game
601
views
views
72
Taboo
1989 word guessing party game
598
views
views
73
Don't Wake Daddy
board game
592
views
views
74
Nightmare
1991 horror video board game
574
views
views
75
Balderdash
board game created by Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne
566
views
views
76
Pandemic
2008 cooperative board game
565
views
views
77
Sequence
board and card game
561
views
views
78
Splendor
2014 board game
553
views
views
79
Okey
board game
546
views
views
80
bagatelle
billiards-derived indoor table game
528
views
views
81
Dungeon!
boardgame
513
views
views
82
Coup
card game involving deception and murder
509
views
views
83
Taikyoku shogi
36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess
501
views
views
84
The Resistance
2009 social role-playing game
497
views
views
85
Subbuteo
board game
493
views
views
86
Trouble
board game
492
views
views
87
Quoridor
abstract strategy game
476
views
views
88
Apples to Apples
card game
473
views
views
89
Android: Netrunner
2012 expandable Card Game
473
views
views
90
Talisman
board game
472
views
views
91
Tak
2017 board game
468
views
views
92
7 Wonders
2010 card game
467
views
views
93
Spirit Island (board game)
2017 board game
462
views
views
94
Halma
game on cell board
453
views
views
95
Wavelength
party game published in 2019
445
views
views
96
Game of the Goose
board game
440
views
views
97
Game of the Generals
board game
432
views
views
98
Dune: Imperium
2020 board game
430
views
views
99
correspondence chess
slow chess played via paper postal system (one game taking weeks then) or e-mail
418
views
views
100
Chu shogi
12×12 grid variant of Japanese chess
405
views
views