Best deck construction board games
The best deck construction board games are Arkham Horror The Card Game, Android Netrunner and Magic: The Gathering — the top-rated of 23 deck construction board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) at 8.2/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
Complexity
Android Netrunner (2012)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Magic: The Gathering (1993)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2
Complexity
The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Summoner Wars Master Set (2011)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Mage Wars Arena (2012)
2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Smash Up (2012)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Cerebria The Inside World (2018)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Legend of the Five Rings The Card Game (2017)
2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Aristeia! (2017)
2 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
Super Fantasy Brawl (2020)
2–4 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Smash Up Cease and Desist (2016)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Faiyum (2020)
1–5 players · 110–140 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Smash Up What Were We Thinking? (2017)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Ortus Regni (2014)
2 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
2GM Tactics (2015)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Sakura Arms (2016)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Riftforce (2021)
2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (1999)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1
Complexity
Kodachi (2019)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Dune CCG (1997)
2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
Complexity
My Little Pony Collectible Card Game (2013)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1
Complexity
Frequently asked
- What is the best deck construction board game?
- Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) is the highest-rated deck construction board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.2/10 from 30,213 ratings. Android Netrunner and Magic: The Gathering round out the top three.
- How many deck construction board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 23 deck construction board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.