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What are complex board games?

Complex games are for players who enjoy learning systems, weighing layered decisions, and discovering strategies over repeated plays. They usually take more time to teach, but they reward that effort with depth, variety, and a strong sense of mastery.

Popular complex games

A Feast for Odin, On Mars, and Golem are well-known complex games because they combine layered rules with meaningful long-term decisions.

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Arkham Horror

4.61
1 - 8

Dune: Imperium

4.6
1 - 4

Eclipse

4.58
2 - 6

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

4.58
1 - 4

Gloomhaven

4.56
1 - 4

The Gallerist

4.51
1 - 4

Mage Knight Board Game

4.43
1 - 4

Spirit Island

4.43
1 - 4

Barrage

4.41
1 - 4

Hegemony

4.41
2 - 4

On Mars

4.41
1 - 4

Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right

4.4
2 - 4

Brass: Birmingham

4.36
2 - 4

City of the Big Shoulders

4.35
2 - 4

Kanban: Driver's Edition

4.35
2 - 4

Carnegie

4.34
1 - 4

Food Chain Magnate

4.34
2 - 5

SETI

4.27
2 - 4

Arborea

4.26
1 - 5

Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock

4.26
1 - 4

Revive

4.26
1 - 4

Brass: Lancashire

4.17
2 - 4

Galactic Cruise

4.01
2 - 4

A Feast for Odin

3.81
1 - 4

Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile

3.81
2 - 4