Trending Board Games in China — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed board games on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Chinese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: chess. Data as of 27 October 2026.
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Ranked
4,062
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
chess
strategy board game
475
views
views
2
mahjong
game
433
views
views
3
Rummikub
tile-based game for two to four players
320
views
views
4
xiangqi
chess variant native to China
282
views
views
5
Liar's Dice
dice game by Richard Borg
193
views
views
6
Sevens
card game
177
views
views
7
Gomoku
board game
175
views
views
8
Monopoly
economics-themed board game
117
views
views
9
aeroplane chess
20th-century board game
104
views
views
10
Luzhanqi
1927 board game
81
views
views
11
tic-tac-toe
game for two players played on a 3x3 board or a sheet of paper
79
views
views
12
Jungle
traditional Chinese board game
77
views
views
13
backgammon
one of the oldest board games for two players
73
views
views
14
Othello
strategy board game
67
views
views
15
Sho
board game
66
views
views
16
Banqi
a two-player Chinese board game
63
views
views
17
simplified mahjong
Taiwanese mahjong variant, where tiles bear Xiangqi piece names
60
views
views
18
The Settlers of Catan
board game (1995)
59
views
views
19
Chinese checkers
abstract strategy board game
49
views
views
20
checkers
board game
42
views
views
21
Scrabble
board game with words
40
views
views
22
Yut
traditional board game played in Korea
35
views
views
23
Battleship
guessing game
35
views
views
24
Connect Four
children's board game
33
views
views
25
The Resistance
2009 social role-playing game
29
views
views
26
Chupu
board game
28
views
views
27
Bau cua ca cop
board game
26
views
views
28
Taikyoku shogi
36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess
25
views
views
29
Twister
game of physical skill
24
views
views
30
Congkak
mancala game
21
views
views
31
Hex
board game
21
views
views
32
Chu shogi
12×12 grid variant of Japanese chess
20
views
views
33
Ludo
board game
20
views
views
34
寶應象棋
board game
19
views
views
35
Cluedo
1949 board game
19
views
views
36
Senet
ancient Egyptian board game
18
views
views
37
shatar
chess variants played in Mongolia
18
views
views
38
Shengguan Tu
Chinese Board Game
16
views
views
39
Splendor
2014 board game
16
views
views
40
peg solitaire
board game for one player
16
views
views
41
chaturanga
ancient Indian strategy game
15
views
views
42
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
15
views
views
43
Alkkagi
board game
15
views
views
44
Risk
board game
15
views
views
45
Twilight Struggle
2005 board game
14
views
views
46
snakes and ladders
board game
14
views
views
47
Renju
traditional board game
14
views
views
48
Root
2018 board game
14
views
views
49
Pandemic
2008 cooperative board game
13
views
views
50
Stratego
strategy board game
12
views
views
51
Axis & Allies
board game series
12
views
views
52
Dai dai shogi
17x17 variant of Japanese chess
12
views
views
53
Metro
board game by Dirk Henn, for 2 to 6 players
12
views
views
54
Trax
strategy game
12
views
views
55
打馬
board game
11
views
views
56
Abalone
1987 board game
11
views
views
57
Puerto Rico
2002 board game
11
views
views
58
Sho shogi
shogi variant; direct ancestor of modern shogi
11
views
views
59
Game of the Goose
board game
11
views
views
60
挑夾棋
board game
11
views
views
61
Game of the Amazons
board game in which the pieces move like chess queens but fire arrows that permanently block the squares they land on
11
views
views
62
Here I Stand
Board game
11
views
views
63
Wingspan
2019 board game by Elizabeth Hargrave
11
views
views
64
Trivial Pursuit
board game
10
views
views
65
Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
2021 asymmetric board game
10
views
views
66
Sunjang baduk
10
views
views
67
Goita
board game
10
views
views
68
Pachisi
board game that originated in medieval India
10
views
views
69
Diplomacy
strategic board game
10
views
views
70
A Game of Thrones
board game
10
views
views
71
nine men's morris
strategy board game for two players
10
views
views
72
Tai shogi
25x25 grid variant of Japanese chess
10
views
views
73
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
2006 board game
10
views
views
74
格五
board game
10
views
views
75
Dai shogi
15x15 grid variant of Japanese chess
9
views
views
76
Rumis
boardgame
9
views
views
77
Fox games
category of board games for two players, where one player is the fox and tries to eat the geese/sheep
9
views
views
78
不圍棋
9
views
views
79
左美濃
8
views
views
80
English draughts
variant of draughts
8
views
views
81
Maka dai dai shogi
19x19 grid variant of Japanese chess
8
views
views
82
Tibetan go
Tibetan style of Go
8
views
views
83
Mastermind
board game
8
views
views
84
whale shogi
shogi variant invented by R. Wayne Schmittberger in 1981; the pieces are named after types of whale
7
views
views
85
金木水火土棋
board game
7
views
views
86
Minishōgi
5×5 shogi variant
7
views
views
87
crokinole
table top disk-flicking game
7
views
views
88
Tenjiku shogi
16x16 variant of Japanese chess
7
views
views
89
high jump
board game
7
views
views
90
three-dimensional chess
any of various chess variants that use multiple boards at different levels
7
views
views
91
3-stones
board game
7
views
views
92
頭目棋
board game
7
views
views
93
Pentago
board game
7
views
views
94
Gomocup
board game
7
views
views
95
bagh-chal
strategic, two-player board game that originates in Nepal
7
views
views
96
Mehen
ancient Egyptian board game
7
views
views
97
Dōbutsu shōgi
3×4 shogi variant
7
views
views
98
Turkish draughts
Variant of draughts played in the Mediterranean and Middle East
7
views
views
99
Parchís
board game
6
views
views
100
Pentalath
board game
6
views
views