TOP 100 Best Abstract Strategy Board Games

Board Game	Popularity	Rating	Rank
Stratego	3317	6	12
Backgammon	2141	6.5	37
Mancala	1903	5.8	44
Othello	1838	6	48
Qwirkle	1675	6.8	58
Go	1262	7.6	107
Hive	1231	7.3	113
Samurai	1132	7.4	128
Chess	1054	7	152
Hey, That's My Fish!	1021	6.7	162
Ingenious	984	7.1	171
Checkers	975	4.8	174
Blokus	925	6.9	196
Patchwork	895	7.8	213
Connect Four	889	4.8	214
Through the Desert	883	7	216
The Gardens of the Alhambra	867	6.1	227
Tsuro	829	6.6	246
YINSH	664	7.6	328
Torres	646	7.1	338
Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends	491	7.2	462
Ricochet Robots	482	6.9	473
504	481	6.6	474
Kahuna	471	6.6	486
The Duke	410	7.6	560
Mexica	404	7.1	576
Mahjong	387	7	602
Quoridor	377	6.6	621
DVONN	376	7.4	624
Onitama	369	7.6	631
Sequence	354	5.8	663
Kingdoms	345	6.6	696
Tsuro of the Seas	344	6.6	697
Khet: The Laser Game	340	6.5	711
Clans	339	6.5	714
ZÈRTZ	336	7.3	718
Fjords	335	6.7	721
TZAAR	325	7.6	742
Lotus	367	5.4	744
Dominoes	320	5.4	757
Abalone	312	6.4	771
The Climbers	310	6.8	792
Quarto!	292	6.7	829
Cathedral	280	6.5	866
Blokus 3D	275	6.8	880
Medina	274	7	885
Zendo	273	7.2	888
FITS	278	6.6	904
Blokus Duo	267	6.8	919
Seven Dragons	103	6.2	933
Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War	258	7.1	948
Pirate Versus Pirate	251	5.9	966
Mastermind	247	5.4	980
GIPF	246	7.1	984
Coin Age	218	6.2	1091
River Dragons	214	6.4	1115
Polarity	209	6.4	1139
Pueblo	206	6.8	1156
Twixt	204	6.5	1172
Kodama: The Tree Spirits	203	7	1174
The Bridges of Shangri-La	198	6.7	1214
Samurai	251	6	1220
Indigo	193	6.8	1242
The Rose King	193	6.8	1243
Pente	190	6.6	1255
Junta	285	6.2	1260
Portobello Market	183	6.4	1284
Blokus Trigon	179	6.9	1313
Pentago	173	6.4	1356
Chinese Checkers	171	5.1	1373
Gemblo	171	6.8	1374
Bazaar	170	6.5	1381
Dogs of War	166	7.5	1408
PÜNCT	164	6.8	1424
TAMSK	164	6.7	1426
Shogi	161	7.2	1448
Take it Easy!	161	6.5	1452
Kamisado	159	7	1462
Medina (second edition)	158	7.4	1470
Ta Yü	158	6.9	1472
Xiangqi	157	7.1	1477
Santorini	154	8.1	1497
Barony	154	7.1	1501
Micropul	149	6.7	1532
Feudal	149	5.9	1536
Ingenious: Travel Edition	144	7.1	1599
Qin	142	6.8	1609
Hnefatafl	141	6.4	1617
Battle Sheep	141	6.7	1622
Café International	137	6.2	1657
Beowulf: The Movie Board Game	134	6.3	1691
Terra Nova	134	6.4	1692
La Boca	132	7	1712
Arimaa	131	7.3	1720
Aqua Romana	131	6.3	1728
Tri-Ominos	131	5.2	1729
Blockers!	130	6.7	1739
Tantrix	126	6.3	1794
Gobblet	126	6.5	1796
Völuspá	121	6.7	1863