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7 Wonders (New Edition)1307

The worldwide ranking generated by 103 votes

17 / 17

7 Wonders (New Edition)1307

Ticket to Ride: Europe1273

Carcassonne1259

Saboteur1249

Schotten Totten1239

Catan1223

Time's Up Party1221

Kingdomino1217

Dixit1211

#10

7 Wonders Architects1197

#11

Unlock! Mythic Adventures1169

#12

Love Letter1165

#13

Just One1160

#14

Codenames1144

#15

King of Tokyo1144

#16

Jungle Speed1110

#17

Pandemic1108

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Discover the ranking of the best board games for beginners: Catan, Carcassonne, Pandemic, Dixit and more battle it out for first…

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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