Trending Board Games in Japan — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed board games on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: mahjong. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
72,381
Total Views (September 2026)
1
mahjong
game
8,712
views
views
2
chess
strategy board game
7,664
views
views
3
Othello
strategy board game
5,181
views
views
4
xiangqi
chess variant native to China
3,449
views
views
5
backgammon
one of the oldest board games for two players
3,161
views
views
6
Monopoly
economics-themed board game
3,074
views
views
7
The Game of Life
board game
1,942
views
views
8
chaturanga
ancient Indian strategy game
1,896
views
views
9
tic-tac-toe
game for two players played on a 3x3 board or a sheet of paper
1,823
views
views
10
Taikyoku shogi
36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess
1,541
views
views
11
Gomoku
board game
1,513
views
views
12
The Settlers of Catan
board game (1995)
1,487
views
views
13
Gunjin Shōgi
Japanese board game
1,432
views
views
14
Chu shogi
12×12 grid variant of Japanese chess
1,272
views
views
15
Illuminati
cards boardgame
1,258
views
views
16
Dōbutsu shōgi
3×4 shogi variant
1,082
views
views
17
checkers
board game
965
views
views
18
Dai shogi
15x15 grid variant of Japanese chess
956
views
views
19
mawari shogi
shogi variant
843
views
views
20
Renju
traditional board game
831
views
views
21
Sevens
card game
801
views
views
22
Senet
ancient Egyptian board game
733
views
views
23
Battleship
guessing game
725
views
views
24
Elmo囲い
704
views
views
25
Ludo
board game
698
views
views
26
Rummikub
tile-based game for two to four players
694
views
views
27
Scrabble
board game with words
574
views
views
28
Battle Dome
pinball board game
553
views
views
29
Mastermind
board game
538
views
views
30
Sho shogi
shogi variant; direct ancestor of modern shogi
510
views
views
31
Maka dai dai shogi
19x19 grid variant of Japanese chess
485
views
views
32
Diplomacy
strategic board game
472
views
views
33
Twister
game of physical skill
426
views
views
34
左美濃
403
views
views
35
Royal Game of Ur
ancient Mesopotamian board game
394
views
views
36
Codenames
2015 spy-themed word-affiliation board game
378
views
views
37
八月のタイムマシン
374
views
views
38
Goita
board game
370
views
views
39
Yut
traditional board game played in Korea
359
views
views
40
Minishōgi
5×5 shogi variant
340
views
views
41
Tai shogi
25x25 grid variant of Japanese chess
335
views
views
42
Quoridor
abstract strategy game
335
views
views
43
Blokus
2000 board game
333
views
views
44
十六むさし
board game
317
views
views
45
Tenjiku shogi
16x16 variant of Japanese chess
288
views
views
46
Scotland Yard
1983 board game
283
views
views
47
snakes and ladders
board game
277
views
views
48
Pandemic
2008 cooperative board game
275
views
views
49
Risk
board game
270
views
views
50
Wingspan
2019 board game by Elizabeth Hargrave
267
views
views
51
nine men's morris
strategy board game for two players
265
views
views
52
Ticket to Ride
2004 board game
262
views
views
53
Dai dai shogi
17x17 variant of Japanese chess
260
views
views
54
Invincible Castle
259
views
views
55
Heian dai shogi
13x13 variant of Japanese chess
256
views
views
56
Yonin shogi
four-player variant of Japanese chess
246
views
views
57
Ko shogi
19x19 grid variant of Japanese chess
245
views
views
58
peg solitaire
board game for one player
245
views
views
59
舟囲い
245
views
views
60
Heian shogi
predecessor of modern shogi
243
views
views
61
将棋崩し
235
views
views
62
金無双
224
views
views
63
Terraforming Mars
2016 board game
223
views
views
64
three-dimensional chess
any of various chess variants that use multiple boards at different levels
220
views
views
65
Hex
board game
217
views
views
66
Agricola
2007 board game
216
views
views
67
Hare games
board game
215
views
views
68
Hasami shogi
213
views
views
69
shatar
chess variants played in Mongolia
184
views
views
70
矢倉早囲い
177
views
views
71
Luzhanqi
1927 board game
177
views
views
72
Ghosts
board game
172
views
views
73
Wa shogi
11x11 grid variant of Japanese chess
169
views
views
74
Lost Worlds
board game
166
views
views
75
Quarto
1991 board game
163
views
views
76
Machi Koro
2012 board game
162
views
views
77
Tori shogi
161
views
views
78
Splendor
2014 board game
161
views
views
79
Abalone
1987 board game
159
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
151
views
views
81
Instant Propose
147
views
views
82
crokinole
table top disk-flicking game
144
views
views
83
Tsuitate shogi
shogi variant
136
views
views
84
多伝囲い
133
views
views
85
Liar's Dice
dice game by Richard Borg
132
views
views
86
7 Wonders
2010 card game
132
views
views
87
Ubongo
board game
130
views
views
88
Pachisi
board game that originated in medieval India
129
views
views
89
Lishogi
128
views
views
90
correspondence chess
slow chess played via paper postal system (one game taking weeks then) or e-mail
126
views
views
91
おばけ屋敷ゲーム
126
views
views
92
Nakahara castle
122
views
views
93
Sannin shogi
three-player variant of Japanese chess
122
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
117
views
views
95
Feudal Lord
board game
115
views
views
96
箱入り娘 (将棋)
115
views
views
97
Acquire
board game designed by Sid Sackson
113
views
views
98
Space shogi
9×9×9 variant of Japanese chess
112
views
views
99
目隠し将棋
111
views
views
100
Apples to Apples
card game
107
views
views