What is the best 6-player renaissance board game?

Keyflower (2012) is the highest-rated 6-player renaissance board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.8/10 from 19,438 ratings. Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 and Medici round out the top three.

How many 6-player renaissance board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 31 6-player renaissance board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

6-player games / Renaissance

Best 6-player renaissance board games

The best 6-player renaissance board games are Keyflower, Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 and Medici — the top-rated of 31 6-player renaissance board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Keyflower (2012) at 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Keyflower (2012)
2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)
2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
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Medici (1995)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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History of the World (1991)
3–6 players · 135–270 min · ★ 7.1
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Empires Age of Discovery (2015)
2–6 players · 50–150 min · ★ 7.9
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Virgin Queen (2012)
2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0
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Love Letter Sender (2019)
2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6
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Princes of the Renaissance (2003)
3–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.3
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Here I Stand 500th Anniversary Edition (2017)
2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 8.6
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Age of Renaissance (1996)
3–6 players · 120–300 min · ★ 7.1
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Mundus Novus (2011)
2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.7
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Machiavelli (1977)
4–8 players · 480 min · ★ 7.1
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King Up! (2004)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
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Ruse and Bruise (2006)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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The Great Fire of London 1666 (2010)
3–6 players · 80–120 min · ★ 6.5
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Strozzi (2008)
3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Carnival Zombie (2013)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1
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Pizarro & Co. (2002)
3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5
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Medici The Card Game (2016)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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A Brief History of the World (2009)
3–6 players · 90–180 min · ★ 6.9
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History of the World (2018)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.4
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Dominare (2012)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8
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Sid Meier's Civilization The Boardgame (2002)
2–6 players · 120–360 min · ★ 5.6
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Granada (2009)
2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Europa Universalis (1993)
1–6 players · 3600 min · ★ 6.9
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Swashbuckler A Game of Swordplay and Derring-do (1980)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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The HellGame (2003)
2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5
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House of Borgia (2017)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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En Garde! (2005)
2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.8
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Pot de Vin (2017)
3–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.3
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New World (1990)
2–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.0
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Frequently asked

What is the best 6-player renaissance board game?: Keyflower (2012) is the highest-rated 6-player renaissance board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.8/10 from 19,438 ratings. Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 and Medici round out the top three.
How many 6-player renaissance board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 31 6-player renaissance board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.