The best-selling board games of all time
The top 3 according to 10 votes from people: Chess · Cluedo (Clue) · Uno. (Updated Aug 31, 2025.)
Chess and draughts for centuries, Monopoly with over 275 million copies, Scrabble, Cluedo and the German classic Catan: the board and family games that have sold the most. Which one is in your cupboard?
Automatically translated (original in Deutsch). See the original
Top 20
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1
Chess
More than 1,500 years old and still a perennial bestseller.
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2
Cluedo (Clue)
The country-house murder mystery, since 1949.
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3
Uno
The card game with over 150 million copies.
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4
Risk
World domination at the kitchen table, since 1957.
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5
Candy Land
The American children's game.
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6
Ticket to Ride
Over 10 million copies since 2004.
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7
Operation
Steady hands needed, since 1965.
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8
Draughts (checkers)
One of the oldest board games in the world.
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9
Monopoly
Over 275 million copies since 1935.
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10
Scrabble
Over 150 million sold.
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11
Trivial Pursuit
Over 100 million copies since 1981.
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12
Pictionary
Over 38 million copies since 1985.
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13
Catan
The Settlers of Catan: over 32 million since 1995.
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14
The Game of Life
Driving through life since 1960.
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15
Battleship
The classic naval duel.
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16
Carcassonne
Over 12 million since 2000.
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17
Pandemic
The co-operative game against diseases, since 2008.
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18
Sorry!
A race game from 1934.
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19
Connect Four
Four in a row, since 1974.
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20
Jenga
Over 90 million wobbly towers.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Catan mit über 32 Millionen ist schon krass für ein Spiel aus Deutschland. Monopoly spielt bei uns trotzdem keiner mehr bis zum Ende lol