What is the best educational board game?

Timeline Inventions (2010) is the highest-rated educational board game on BoardGameGeek, at 6.7/10 from 7,375 ratings. Timeline Historical Events and Timeline General Interest round out the top three.

How many educational board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 17 educational board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

Best educational board games

The best educational board games are Timeline Inventions, Timeline Historical Events and Timeline General Interest — the top-rated of 17 educational board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Timeline Inventions (2010) at 6.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Timeline Inventions (2010)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Timeline Historical Events (2011)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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Timeline General Interest (2012)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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Timeline Science and Discoveries (2011)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Timeline Music & Cinema (2013)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Cardline Animals (2012)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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Timeline Classic (2012)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.5
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Timeline Americana (2014)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Timeline American History (2014)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Chronology The Game of All Time (1996)
2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Cardline Globetrotter (2013)
2–7 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4
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Timeline Star Wars (2015)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.2
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Timeline British History (2016)
2–8 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.7
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Timeline Classic (2018)
2–6 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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Cardline Dinosaurs (2014)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.1
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The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game (2011)
2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 5.1
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2007)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 4.1
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What is the best educational board game?: Timeline Inventions (2010) is the highest-rated educational board game on BoardGameGeek, at 6.7/10 from 7,375 ratings. Timeline Historical Events and Timeline General Interest round out the top three.
How many educational board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 17 educational board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.