Trending Board Games — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed board games on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: chess. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
321,841
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
chess
strategy board game
46,474
views
views
2
mahjong
game
32,294
views
views
3
Monopoly
economics-themed board game
15,574
views
views
4
backgammon
one of the oldest board games for two players
13,853
views
views
5
checkers
board game
9,841
views
views
6
tic-tac-toe
game for two players played on a 3x3 board or a sheet of paper
9,312
views
views
7
Othello
strategy board game
7,806
views
views
8
Rummikub
tile-based game for two to four players
7,602
views
views
9
Scrabble
board game with words
7,235
views
views
10
xiangqi
chess variant native to China
7,015
views
views
11
The Campaign for North Africa
military simulation game
6,825
views
views
12
The Settlers of Catan
board game (1995)
6,207
views
views
13
Cluedo
1949 board game
6,139
views
views
14
chaturanga
ancient Indian strategy game
5,899
views
views
15
Ludo
board game
5,235
views
views
16
Battleship
guessing game
4,597
views
views
17
Risk
board game
4,180
views
views
18
nine men's morris
strategy board game for two players
3,563
views
views
19
Mastermind
board game
3,370
views
views
20
Trench Crusade
Miniature wargame and horror setting
3,343
views
views
21
snakes and ladders
board game
3,280
views
views
22
The Game of Life
board game
3,082
views
views
23
Ticket to Ride
2004 board game
3,080
views
views
24
peg solitaire
board game for one player
2,863
views
views
25
Parchís
board game
2,844
views
views
26
Royal Game of Ur
ancient Mesopotamian board game
2,831
views
views
27
Trivial Pursuit
board game
2,726
views
views
28
Connect Four
children's board game
2,647
views
views
29
Codenames
2015 spy-themed word-affiliation board game
2,640
views
views
30
Senet
ancient Egyptian board game
2,639
views
views
31
Mensch ärgere dich nicht
German board dice-and-pieces game, based on Pachisi (Indian origin)
2,537
views
views
32
Illuminati
cards boardgame
2,389
views
views
33
HeroQuest
board game
2,353
views
views
34
Gomoku
board game
2,308
views
views
35
The Landlord's Game
board game
2,251
views
views
36
Chinese checkers
abstract strategy board game
2,158
views
views
37
Diplomacy
strategic board game
2,137
views
views
38
Pachisi
board game that originated in medieval India
2,015
views
views
39
Stratego
strategy board game
1,976
views
views
40
Game of the Goose
board game
1,879
views
views
41
fantasy football
fantasy sport version of gridiron football
1,847
views
views
42
Pachisi
abstract strategy game
1,750
views
views
43
Guess Who?
children's game
1,629
views
views
44
tafl games
group of asymmetric boardgames
1,598
views
views
45
Wingspan
2019 board game by Elizabeth Hargrave
1,555
views
views
46
Root
2018 board game
1,512
views
views
47
Dobble
2009 card game
1,503
views
views
48
Candy Land
board game
1,421
views
views
49
Twilight Imperium
Science-fiction themed board game
1,385
views
views
50
Axis & Allies
board game series
1,382
views
views
51
Mexican Train
board game
1,350
views
views
52
Operation
battery-operated game of physical skill
1,344
views
views
53
Twister
game of physical skill
1,337
views
views
54
Scythe
2016 strategy boardgame
1,328
views
views
55
Jeu des petits chevaux
French board game based on Pachisi
1,299
views
views
56
Sorry!
board game
1,276
views
views
57
Taboo
1989 word guessing party game
1,275
views
views
58
three-dimensional chess
any of various chess variants that use multiple boards at different levels
1,201
views
views
59
Oware
abstract strategy game
1,191
views
views
60
English draughts
variant of draughts
1,178
views
views
61
crokinole
table top disk-flicking game
1,166
views
views
62
7 Wonders
2010 card game
1,145
views
views
63
Pictionary
guessing word game
1,121
views
views
64
Okey
board game
1,110
views
views
65
Hex
board game
1,108
views
views
66
Taikyoku shogi
36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess
1,106
views
views
67
Arkham Horror (1st Edition)
cooperative adventure board game
1,095
views
views
68
international draughts
strategy board game
1,094
views
views
69
Verquere
Historical European tables game
1,089
views
views
70
Pass the Pigs
board game
1,059
views
views
71
Halma
game on cell board
1,046
views
views
72
Terraforming Mars
2016 board game
1,043
views
views
73
Blood Bowl
Board game
1,036
views
views
74
Gloomhaven
2017 board game
1,026
views
views
75
Pandemic
2008 cooperative board game
1,012
views
views
76
Subbuteo
board game
1,002
views
views
77
18XX
board games based on 19th century railroads
969
views
views
78
Exit: The Game
escape game series
896
views
views
79
Russian draughts
Variant of draughts played in the former USSR, Eastern Europe, and Israel
887
views
views
80
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
81
Quoridor
abstract strategy game
873
views
views
82
Mouse Trap
board game
866
views
views
83
Betrayal at House on the Hill
boardgame
864
views
views
84
Chu shogi
12×12 grid variant of Japanese chess
854
views
views
85
Kalah
Board game in the mancala family
847
views
views
86
Abalone
1987 board game
837
views
views
87
Spirit Island (board game)
2017 board game
829
views
views
88
Talisman
board game
825
views
views
89
Splendor
2014 board game
818
views
views
90
Labyrinth
board game
780
views
views
91
Scotland Yard
1983 board game
779
views
views
92
Scattergories
creative-thinking category-based party game
771
views
views
93
Atmosfear
video board game series
763
views
views
94
Space Hulk
board game
760
views
views
95
Liar's Dice
dice game by Richard Borg
716
views
views
96
correspondence chess
slow chess played via paper postal system (one game taking weeks then) or e-mail
713
views
views
97
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Children's tabletop game
689
views
views
98
Tric Trac
form of backgammon
689
views
views
99
Triominoes
board game
656
views
views
100
Apples to Apples
card game
656
views
views