What is the best 1-player ancient board game?

Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018) is the highest-rated 1-player ancient board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.9/10 from 13,852 ratings. Imperial Settlers and Lost Ruins of Arnak round out the top three.

How many 1-player ancient board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 56 1-player ancient board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

1-player games / Ancient

Best 1-player ancient board games

The best 1-player ancient board games are Teotihuacan City of Gods, Imperial Settlers and Lost Ruins of Arnak — the top-rated of 56 1-player ancient board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018) at 7.9/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9
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Imperial Settlers (2014)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4
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Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Lords of Hellas (2018)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)
1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9
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Pandemic Fall of Rome (2018)
1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.7
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Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
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Tekhenu Obelisk of the Sun (2020)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9
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The Republic of Rome (1990)
1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5
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Nations The Dice Game (2014)
1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0
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Gentes (2017)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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Raiders of Scythia (2020)
1–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 8.0
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Atlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)
1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Falling Sky The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar (2016)
1–4 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
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Peloponnes (2009)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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Valley of the Kings Afterlife (2015)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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Pendragon The Fall of Roman Britain (2017)
1–4 players · 60–360 min · ★ 8.0
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SPQR (Deluxe Edition) (2008)
1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 8.0
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Hadrian's Wall (2021)
1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.3
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Era of Tribes (2019)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.1
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Pericles The Peloponnesian Wars (2017)
1–4 players · 45–360 min · ★ 7.9
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Faiyum (2020)
1–5 players · 110–140 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
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Age of Civilization (2019)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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Conquest of Paradise (2007)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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Pharaon (2019)
1–5 players · 30–75 min · ★ 7.5
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The Great Battles of Alexander Deluxe Edition (1995)
1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7
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Hoplomachus The Lost Cities (2012)
1–3 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9
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Hoplomachus Origins (2015)
1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.8
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Valley of the Kings Last Rites (2016)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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Field Commander Alexander (2009)
1 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
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Roll Through the Ages The Iron Age (2014)
1–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.6
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PAX (2011)
1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.8
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Rome & Roll (2020)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.1
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Donning the Purple (2018)
1–3 players · 70–90 min · ★ 7.2
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Peloponnesian War (2019)
1–2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.7
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ONUS! Rome Vs Carthage (2014)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7
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Carthage The First Punic War (2005)
1–2 players · 1800 min · ★ 7.4
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Imperium Romanum II The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire (1985)
1–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
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Hoplite (2014)
1–4 players · 60–480 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
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Chariots of Fire (2010)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
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The Peloponnesian War (1991)
1–2 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
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Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (2019)
1–6 players · 120–300 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
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Agricola (2016)
1 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
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Genesis Empires and Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East (2015)
1–5 players · 450–600 min · ★ 7.2
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Romolo o Remo? (2013)
1–4 players · 150 min · ★ 6.7
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Tribes Early Civilization (2017)
1–4 players · 30–50 min · ★ 6.5
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Journey Wrath of Demons (2015)
1–4 players · 30–75 min · ★ 7.0
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Roll Through the Ages The Iron Age with Mediterranean Expansion (2014)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Quick ancient board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)

Hoplomachus Origins (2015)
1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
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Roll Through the Ages The Iron Age with Mediterranean Expansion (2014)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
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Romans Go Home! (2013)
1–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.0
Complexity
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Ramses II (1997)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8
Complexity
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Serpent's Tongue (2013)
1–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Thermopyles (2013)
1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 4.1
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Frequently asked

What is the best 1-player ancient board game?: Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018) is the highest-rated 1-player ancient board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.9/10 from 13,852 ratings. Imperial Settlers and Lost Ruins of Arnak round out the top three.
How many 1-player ancient board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 56 1-player ancient board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.