Best political board games

The top political games out of 242 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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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7
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BluffingBattlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingA Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)
3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientTrajan (2011)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingSecret Hitler (2016)
5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
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Movies / TV / Radio themeDune Imperium (2020)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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City BuildingLisboa (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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EconomicPax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4
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Political1960 The Making of the President (2007)
2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicImperial (2006)
2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameWatergate (2019)
2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.0
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EconomicImperial 2030 (2009)
2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingDune (2019)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingA Game of Thrones (2003)
3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingDiplomacy (1959)
2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
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AncientHannibal Rome vs. Carthage (1996)
2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingFrank Herbert's Dune (1979)
2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicDie Macher (1986)
3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6
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NegotiationHere I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)
2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingTaj Mahal (2000)
2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.3
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ArabianLabyrinth The War on Terror (2010)
1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6
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Age of ReasonMaria (2009)
2–3 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0
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American Civil WarFreedom The Underground Railroad (2012)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Civil WarFire in the Lake (2014)
1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 8.1
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AncientThe Republic of Rome (1990)
1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5
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FantasyArgent The Consortium (2015)
2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.7
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Age of ReasonStruggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)
2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GamePax Porfiriana (2012)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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FantasyThe King's Dilemma (2019)
3–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 8.0
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EconomicTriumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2
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AncientTribune Primus Inter Pares (2007)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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EconomicCuba Libre (2013)
1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7
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Age of ReasonLouis XIV (2005)
2–4 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.1
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Bluffing13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis (2016)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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MedievalSan Marco (2001)
3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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PoliticalChurchill (2015)
1–3 players · 60–300 min · ★ 7.7
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EducationalWir sind das Volk! (2014)
2 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientHannibal & Hamilcar (2018)
2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 8.3
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Modern Warfare1989 Dawn of Freedom (2012)
2 players · 150 min · ★ 7.8
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FightingRex Final Days of an Empire (2012)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.1
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NegotiationVirgin Queen (2012)
2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0
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NegotiationTammany Hall (2007)
3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingA Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingA Study in Emerald (2013)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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Abstract StrategyThe King is Dead Second Edition (2020)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingJunta (1978)
2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
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FantasyOath Chronicles of Empire and Exile (2021)
1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.1
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PoliticalRialto (2013)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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MedievalFief France 1429 (2015)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.5
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MedievalWarrior Knights (2006)
2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9
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FightingNinjato (2011)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Modern WarfareAndean Abyss (2012)
1–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingNew Angeles (2016)
4–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.1
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Age of ReasonLiberty or Death The American Insurrection (2016)
1–4 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingRevolution! (2009)
3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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NegotiationHere I Stand 500th Anniversary Edition (2017)
2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 8.6
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EconomicCrisis (2016)
1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameVampire The Eternal Struggle (1994)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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