All 24 Board Games, ranked by 43 players
Players rank UNO #1: it wins 77.1% of its matchups (n = 105) and took the title in 10 of 43 brackets. Monopoly and Chess follow. Disagree? Board Game Tier List is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished43
Head-to-head picks885
Entrants ranked24of 24
UNO title share23.3%n = 43
Title odds
Share of 43 finished brackets won
- UNO23.3% (10 of 43)
- Monopoly14.0% (6 of 43)
- Chess14.0% (6 of 43)
- Cards Against Humanity9.3% (4 of 43)
- Clue7.0% (3 of 43)
- Connect Four4.7% (2 of 43)
Board Games: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 885 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- UNO77.1%
- Monopoly71.7%
- Chess68.3%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Battleship59.0%
- Cards Against Humanity58.8%
- Clue57.8%
- The Game of Life54.9%
- Connect Four53.8%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Pictionary49.4%
- Settlers of Catan49.3%
- Jenga48.0%
- Scrabble45.6%
- Risk44.9%
- Sorry!43.3%
- Ticket to Ride42.4%
- Checkers42.4%
- Codenames42.4%
- Trivial Pursuit41.5%
- Apples to Apples40.0%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Backgammon32.8%
- Pandemic28.3%
- Wingspan27.3%
- Boggle23.6%
- Azul23.1%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Entrant | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNOCard shedding | 81–24 | 77.1% | 10 | 105 | |
| 2 | 86–34 | 71.7% | 6 | 120 | ||
| 3 | ChessStrategic classic | 71–33 | 68.3% | 6 | 104 | |
| 4 | BattleshipNaval combat | 59–41 | 59.0% | 1 | 100 | |
| 5 | Cards Against HumanityParty card game | 47–33 | 58.8% | 4 | 80 | |
| 6 | ClueMurder mystery | 48–35 | 57.8% | 3 | 83 | |
| 7 | The Game of LifeLife simulation | 39–32 | 54.9% | 1 | 71 | |
| 8 | Connect FourLine up four | 43–37 | 53.8% | 2 | 80 | |
| 9 | PictionaryDrawing guessing | 39–40 | 49.4% | 2 | 79 | |
| 10 | Settlers of CatanResource trading | 37–38 | 49.3% | 1 | 75 | |
| 11 | JengaStacking blocks | 36–39 | 48.0% | 0 | 75 | |
| 12 | ScrabbleWord building | 31–37 | 45.6% | 1 | 68 | |
| 13 | RiskWorld domination | 31–38 | 44.9% | 1 | 69 | |
| 14 | Sorry!Slide pursuit | 29–38 | 43.3% | 0 | 67 | |
| 15 | Ticket to RideTrain routes | 25–34 | 42.4% | 1 | 59 | |
| 16 | CheckersClassic board game | 28–38 | 42.4% | 0 | 66 | |
| 17 | CodenamesWord association | 28–38 | 42.4% | 0 | 66 | |
| 18 | Trivial PursuitTrivia game | 27–38 | 41.5% | 1 | 65 | |
| 19 | Apples to ApplesComparison party game | 26–39 | 40.0% | 1 | 65 | |
| 20 | BackgammonAncient strategy | 19–39 | 32.8% | 0 | 58 | |
| 21 | PandemicCooperative disease fighting | 15–38 | 28.3% | 0 | 53 | |
| 22 | WingspanBird-themed engine building | 15–40 | 27.3% | 1 | 55 | |
| 23 | BoggleWord search | 13–42 | 23.6% | 0 | 55 | |
| 24 | AzulTile-laying pattern | 12–40 | 23.1% | 1 | 52 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split. Estimated from each entrant's overall record until the pair has met 20 times.
- PictionaryvsSettlers of Catan50–50 · estimate from overall records
- BattleshipvsCards Against Humanity50–50 · estimate from overall records
- Cards Against HumanityvsClue51–49 · estimate from overall records
Most lopsided
- UNOvsAzul89–11 · estimate from overall records
- MonopolyvsAzul86–14 · estimate from overall records
- ChessvsAzul84–16 · estimate from overall records
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 43 finished brackets.
- UntouchableUNO wins 77.1%The best record in the field (n = 105 matchups).
- ClutchAzul: 1 titlesOnly #24 on win rate, but #17 for championships.
- Always the bridesmaidBattleship: 59.0% win rate#4 on record, but only 1 title in 43 brackets.
- Still waitingJenga: no titles yetWins 48.0% of its matchups (n = 75) and has never been crowned.
Upsets need real meetings: a pair shows here once it has met 10 times and the weaker record leads.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the Board Games community ranking?
UNO. It wins 77.1% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 105) and took the title in 10 of 43 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked Board Games?
43 finished brackets so far, with 885 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 24 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 24 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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