Best hand management board games
The best hand management board games are Terraforming Mars, Pandemic Legacy Season 1 and Twilight Struggle — the top-rated of 2,049 hand management board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Terraforming Mars (2016) at 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Terraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
Complexity
Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6
Complexity
Twilight Struggle (2005)
2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
7 Wonders (2010)
2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Agricola (2007)
1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Pandemic (2008)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Wingspan (2019)
1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Brass Birmingham (2018)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7
Complexity
Dominion (2008)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Great Western Trail (2016)
1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
Spirit Island (2017)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4
Complexity
Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4
Complexity
Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
Complexity
Blood Rage (2015)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Viticulture Essential Edition (2015)
1–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Race for the Galaxy (2007)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Concordia (2013)
2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Ticket to Ride (2004)
2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Root (2018)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Everdell (2018)
1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5
Complexity
Brass Lancashire (2007)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
Complexity
Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Android Netrunner (2012)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Star Realms (2014)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Dominion Intrigue (2009)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
The 7th Continent (2017)
1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Jaipur (2009)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Love Letter (2012)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Magic: The Gathering (1993)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Tigris & Euphrates (1997)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
El Grande (1995)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Through the Ages A Story of Civilization (2006)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Cosmic Encounter (2008)
3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Pandemic Legacy Season 2 (2017)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2
Complexity
Arkham Horror (2005)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Mysterium (2015)
2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Raiders of the North Sea (2015)
2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Lost Cities (1999)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Underwater Cities (2018)
1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Aeon's End (2016)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Sushi Go Party! (2016)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Maracaibo (2019)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
Kemet (2012)
2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Grand Austria Hotel (2015)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Trajan (2011)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Too Many Bones (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
Complexity
Bohnanza Fan Edition (1997)
2–7 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Agricola Revised Edition (2016)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Imperial Settlers (2014)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
Seasons (2012)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Frequently asked
- What is the best hand management board game?
- Terraforming Mars (2016) is the highest-rated hand management board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 68,412 ratings. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 and Twilight Struggle round out the top three.
- How many hand management board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 2,049 hand management board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.
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