What is the best modern warfare board game?

Twilight Struggle (2005) is the highest-rated modern warfare board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.3/10 from 41,690 ratings. This War of Mine The Board Game and Labyrinth The War on Terror round out the top three.

How many modern warfare board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 88 modern warfare board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

Best modern warfare board games

The best modern warfare board games are Twilight Struggle, This War of Mine The Board Game and Labyrinth The War on Terror — the top-rated of 88 modern warfare board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Twilight Struggle (2005) at 8.3/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Twilight Struggle (2005)
2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3
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This War of Mine The Board Game (2017)
1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Labyrinth The War on Terror (2010)
1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6
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Fire in the Lake (2014)
1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 8.1
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Cuba Libre (2013)
1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7
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13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis (2016)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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1989 Dawn of Freedom (2012)
2 players · 150 min · ★ 7.8
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A Distant Plain (2013)
1–4 players · 180–300 min · ★ 7.9
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Thunderbolt Apache Leader (2012)
1 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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Andean Abyss (2012)
1–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.6
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GKR Heavy Hitters (2018)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Cold War CIA vs KGB (2007)
2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.6
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Warfighter The Tactical Special Forces Card Game (2014)
1–6 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Hornet Leader Carrier Air Operations (2010)
1 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9
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Colonial Twilight The French-Algerian War (2017)
1–2 players · 90–300 min · ★ 7.8
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Days of Ire Budapest 1956 (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4
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Gandhi The Decolonization of British India (2019)
1–4 players · 90–240 min · ★ 8.2
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Angola (1988)
2–4 players · 480 min · ★ 8.1
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Nuclear War (1965)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
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Vietnam 1965-1975 (1984)
2 players · 360–6000 min · ★ 7.4
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World at War Eisenbach Gap Deluxe Edition (2007)
2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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The Third World War Battle for Germany (1984)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.8
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Downtown Air War Over Hanoi (2004)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9
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The Manhattan Project 2 Minutes to Midnight (2018)
2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.4
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Where There Is Discord War in the South Atlantic (2009)
1 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9
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World At War 85 Storming the Gap (2019)
1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8
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Spheres of Influence Struggle for Global Supremacy (2016)
2–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9
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The Korean War June 1950-May 1951 (1986)
1–2 players · 180–960 min · ★ 7.6
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Dien Bien Phu The Final Gamble (2014)
2 players · 360–1440 min · ★ 8.6
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Korea The Forgotten War (2003)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 8.1
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2nd Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the North Atlantic (1986)
1–2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.3
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Jagged Alliance The Board Game (2019)
1–4 players · 45–360 min · ★ 8.4
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Phantom Leader (2010)
1 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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Next War Korea (2012)
2 players · 120–480 min · ★ 8.2
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World at War Blood and Bridges (2008)
2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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Nuclear Escalation (1983)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Hearts and Minds Vietnam 1965-1975 (2010)
2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.5
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Lock 'n Load Tactical Day of Heroes (2008)
2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Next War India-Pakistan (2015)
2 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.3
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Nuclear Proliferation (1992)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Sixth Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean (1985)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
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7th Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the Far East (1987)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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SEAL Team Flix (2018)
1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.3
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Quartermaster General The Cold War (2018)
3–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
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NATO The Next War in Europe (1983)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
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Hornet Leader (1991)
1–2 players · 15–300 min · ★ 7.4
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The Arab-Israeli Wars Tank Battles in the Mideast (1977)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 6.4
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5th Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the Indian Ocean (1989)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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3rd Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the North Pacific (1990)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.3
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Yom Kippur The Battle for the Sinai (1995)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.0
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Arctic Front Battle for Norway (1985)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.3
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Southern Front Race for the Turkish Straits (1984)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.4
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Attack Sub (1991)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Supremacy The Game of the Superpowers (1984)
2–6 players · 340 min · ★ 5.6
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Air Superiority (1987)
1–6 players · 60–240 min · ★ 6.8
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The Next War Modern Conflict in Europe (1978)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5
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Persian Gulf Battle for the Middle East (1986)
2 players · 300 min · ★ 7.4
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Thunderbolt\/Apache Leader (1991)
1 players · 15–300 min · ★ 7.2
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Gulf Strike (1983)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 6.6
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Flight Leader A Game of Air-to-Air Jet Combat Tactics (1986)
2–8 players · 30–180 min · ★ 6.2
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Frequently asked

What is the best modern warfare board game?: Twilight Struggle (2005) is the highest-rated modern warfare board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.3/10 from 41,690 ratings. This War of Mine The Board Game and Labyrinth The War on Terror round out the top three.
How many modern warfare board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 88 modern warfare board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.