Best modern warfare board games

The top modern warfare games out of 88 in this category, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Twilight Struggle leads the list.

• Modern WarfareTwilight Struggle (2005)

  2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3

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• AdventureThis War of Mine The Board Game (2017)

  1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8

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• ArabianLabyrinth The War on Terror (2010)

  1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6

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• Civil WarFire in the Lake (2014)

  1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 8.1

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• EconomicCuba Libre (2013)

  1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7

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• Bluffing13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis (2016)

  2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3

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• Modern Warfare1989 Dawn of Freedom (2012)

  2 players · 150 min · ★ 7.8

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• Modern WarfareA Distant Plain (2013)

  1–4 players · 180–300 min · ★ 7.9

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• Aviation / FlightThunderbolt Apache Leader (2012)

  1 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0

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• Modern WarfareAndean Abyss (2012)

  1–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.6

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• MiniaturesGKR Heavy Hitters (2018)

  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

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• BluffingCold War CIA vs KGB (2007)

  2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.6

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• Card GameWarfighter The Tactical Special Forces Card Game (2014)

  1–6 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.7

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• Aviation / FlightHornet Leader Carrier Air Operations (2010)

  1 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9

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• Modern WarfareColonial Twilight The French-Algerian War (2017)

  1–2 players · 90–300 min · ★ 7.8

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• Civil WarDays of Ire Budapest 1956 (2016)

  1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4

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• Modern WarfareGandhi The Decolonization of British India (2019)

  1–4 players · 90–240 min · ★ 8.2

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• Civil WarAngola (1988)

  2–4 players · 480 min · ★ 8.1

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• Card GameNuclear War (1965)

  2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2

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• Modern WarfareVietnam 1965-1975 (1984)

  2 players · 360–6000 min · ★ 7.4

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• Modern WarfareWorld at War Eisenbach Gap Deluxe Edition (2007)

  2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5

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• Modern WarfareThe Third World War Battle for Germany (1984)

  2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.8

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• Aviation / FlightDowntown Air War Over Hanoi (2004)

  2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9

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• BluffingThe Manhattan Project 2 Minutes to Midnight (2018)

  2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.4

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• Modern WarfareWhere There Is Discord War in the South Atlantic (2009)

  1 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9

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• Modern WarfareWorld At War 85 Storming the Gap (2019)

  1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8

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• Modern WarfareSpheres of Influence Struggle for Global Supremacy (2016)

  2–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9

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• Korean WarThe Korean War June 1950-May 1951 (1986)

  1–2 players · 180–960 min · ★ 7.6

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• Modern WarfareDien Bien Phu The Final Gamble (2014)

  2 players · 360–1440 min · ★ 8.6

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• Korean WarKorea The Forgotten War (2003)

  2 players · 360 min · ★ 8.1

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• Modern Warfare2nd Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the North Atlantic (1986)

  1–2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.3

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• DiceJagged Alliance The Board Game (2019)

  1–4 players · 45–360 min · ★ 8.4

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• Aviation / FlightPhantom Leader (2010)

  1 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5

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• Modern WarfareNext War Korea (2012)

  2 players · 120–480 min · ★ 8.2

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• Modern WarfareWorld at War Blood and Bridges (2008)

  2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6

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• Card GameNuclear Escalation (1983)

  2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6

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• Modern WarfareHearts and Minds Vietnam 1965-1975 (2010)

  2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.5

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• Modern WarfareLock 'n Load Tactical Day of Heroes (2008)

  2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

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• Modern WarfareNext War India-Pakistan (2015)

  2 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.3

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• Card GameNuclear Proliferation (1992)

  2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5

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• Modern WarfareSixth Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean (1985)

  2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0

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• Modern Warfare7th Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the Far East (1987)

  2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2

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• Action / DexteritySEAL Team Flix (2018)

  1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.3

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• Modern WarfareQuartermaster General The Cold War (2018)

  3–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3

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• Modern WarfareNATO The Next War in Europe (1983)

  2 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7

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• Aviation / FlightHornet Leader (1991)

  1–2 players · 15–300 min · ★ 7.4

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• ArabianThe Arab-Israeli Wars Tank Battles in the Mideast (1977)

  2 players · 240 min · ★ 6.4

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• Modern Warfare5th Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the Indian Ocean (1989)

  2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2

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• Modern Warfare3rd Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the North Pacific (1990)

  2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.3

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• Modern WarfareYom Kippur The Battle for the Sinai (1995)

  2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.0

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• Modern WarfareArctic Front Battle for Norway (1985)

  2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.3

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• Modern WarfareSouthern Front Race for the Turkish Straits (1984)

  2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.4

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• Card GameAttack Sub (1991)

  2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6

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• EconomicSupremacy The Game of the Superpowers (1984)

  2–6 players · 340 min · ★ 5.6

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• Aviation / FlightAir Superiority (1987)

  1–6 players · 60–240 min · ★ 6.8

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• Modern WarfareThe Next War Modern Conflict in Europe (1978)

  2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5

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• Modern WarfarePersian Gulf Battle for the Middle East (1986)

  2 players · 300 min · ★ 7.4

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• Aviation / FlightThunderbolt\/Apache Leader (1991)

  1 players · 15–300 min · ★ 7.2

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• Modern WarfareGulf Strike (1983)

  2 players · 360 min · ★ 6.6

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• Aviation / FlightFlight Leader A Game of Air-to-Air Jet Combat Tactics (1986)

  2–8 players · 30–180 min · ★ 6.2

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