Best educational board games

The top educational games out of 112 in this category, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Wingspan leads the list.

AnimalsWingspan (2019)
1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1
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EconomicPax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4
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AnimalsEvolution (2014)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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AnimalsEvolution Climate (2016)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameSpot it! (2009)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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American Civil WarFreedom The Underground Railroad (2012)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameMorels (2012)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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AnimalsOceans (2020)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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EducationalPax Renaissance (2016)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GameTimeline Inventions (2010)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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EducationalWir sind das Volk! (2014)
2 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
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EconomicCity of the Big Shoulders (2019)
2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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Educational878 Vikings Invasions of England (2017)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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AnimalsFauna (2008)
2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameTimeline Historical Events (2011)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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American Indian Wars1812 The Invasion of Canada (2012)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameTimeline General Interest (2012)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameTimeline Science and Discoveries (2011)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameTimeline Music & Cinema (2013)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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EconomicKolejka Queue (2011)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingChrononauts (2000)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
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EducationalCompounded (2013)
2–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.8
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EconomicJohn Company (2017)
1–6 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameCampaign Manager 2008 (2009)
2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7
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EconomicCytosis A Cell Biology Board Game (2017)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.1
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Childrens GameWits and Wagers Family Deluxe Edition (2010)
3–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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EducationalPetite Pastiche (2011)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8
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EducationalTerra (2014)
2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8
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EducationalTrekking the World (2020)
2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameTimeline Challenge (2015)
2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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AnimalsEvolution The Beginning (2016)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameFunemployed 'Hiring Frenzy' (2013)
3–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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EducationalEuropa Tour (2002)
2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.6
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Educational10 Days in Beautiful Africa (2003)
2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.6
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AnimalsCardline Animals (2012)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingTesla vs. Edison War of Currents (2015)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7
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AncientCommissioned (2016)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameTimeline Classic (2012)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.5
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AnimalsDarwin's Choice (2019)
2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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EducationalThe Shores of Tripoli (2020)
1–2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 8.0
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Educational10 Days in Asia (2007)
2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 6.7
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Childrens GameFirst Orchard (2009)
1–4 players · 10 min · ★ 6.7
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EducationalTrekking the National Parks Second Edition (2018)
2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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EconomicTOKYO METRO (2018)
1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameTimeline Americana (2014)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameTimeline American History (2014)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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DiceGenotype A Mendelian Genetics Game (2021)
1–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.9
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EducationalTrekking the National Parks (2014)
2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionEscape Room in a Box The Werewolf Experiment (2016)
2–8 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.2
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American Civil WarEarly American Chrononauts (2004)
1–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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Childrens GameRory's Story Cubes Voyages (2011)
1–12 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameSubatomic An Atom Building Game (2018)
2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameHigh Treason The Trial of Louis Riel (2016)
2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3
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DiceCubist (2014)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameChronology The Game of All Time (1996)
2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameCortex Challenge (2016)
2–6 players · 15 min · ★ 6.3
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Card GameMystic Market (2019)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3
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Abstract StrategyStarving Artists (2017)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.9
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EconomicPeriodic A Game of The Elements (2019)
2–5 players · 40 min · ★ 6.9
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Educational10 Days in the Americas (2010)
2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.7
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