List of board games

This is a list of board games. See the article on game classification for other alternatives, or see Category:Board games for a list of board game articles.

Single-player board games

Some board games have solo variants, such as Arkham Horror and Agricola. Others are specifically designed for one player.

In abstract strategy games, players know the entire game state at all times, and random generators such as dice are not used.

Participants are typically eliminated before game end.

Everyone can play along to the end. These games are especially suited for mixed play with adults and children.

Games involving scarce resources and strategy.

Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary. Also known as dexterity games.

The rules are easy to learn and the outcome is mostly or entirely due to chance.

Cooperative games in which all players need to work together to win.

These games are based on construction of words to score points.

These are sets that can be used to play multiple games.