Trending Board Games — Meeple Mountain

Your friends say that you really love board games, your collection numbers in the hundreds and no longer fits in “the closet”, you visit board game conventions (perhaps more than once a year), and you have at least one piece of clothing that proclaims your love of all things tabletop. Let’s face it…you’ve got the itch, and the only thing that can scratch it is more board games.

Welcome to the Meeple Mountain Trending Board Games page, your hub for the most popular board games: talked-about, debated, and loved. We’ve curated a list that showcases the hottest board games captivating the tabletop gaming world (retrieved from the BoardGameGeek Hotness list), interwoven with the exceptional content you know and love from Meeple Mountain. While we may not have covered every board game on this prestigious list yet, our commitment to staying current and relevant ensures that we consistently earn your trust and visits.

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Everdell Duo

Use resources to play cards and create your own woodland city.

Arcs

Guide your faction through a fast-playing space opera.

Daybreak

Cooperatively decarbonize the planet and create resilient societies.

Rock Hard: 1977

Rehearse, play gigs, get a record deal and become the most famous rock star of 1977.

Sky Team

Pilot and co-pilot work together to land planes.

Root

Decide the fate of the forest as woodland factions fight for contrasting goals.

Slay the Spire: The Board Game

Craft a unique deck, discover powerful relics, and Slay the Spire together!

Luthier

Craft musical instruments for patrons through worker placement and hidden bidding.

River of Gold

A game of rivals and riches set on the legendary river of Rokugan!

Civolution

Manage the countless possibilities of evolving your civilization.

Spirit Island

Island Spirits join forces using elemental powers to defend their home from invaders.

Rise of Babel

Assemble a deck of cards, tactically position resource tiles on the Tower of Babel.

Ark Nova

Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects.

Wilmot's Warehouse

Create stories with your friends that you'll remember months later.

Dune: Imperium – Uprising

Deploy agents, build your deck, and engage in strategic battles to control Arrakis.

Harmonies

Create your own landscape and habitats to welcome animals.

Heat: Pedal to the Metal

Manage your race car's speed to keep from overheating.

Brass: Birmingham

Build networks, grow industries, and navigate the world of the Industrial Revolution.

Terraforming Mars

Compete with rival CEOs to make Mars habitable and build your corporate empire.

Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Turtle power takes down Shredder or Krang in the Unmatched system.

Everdell

Gather resources to develop a harmonious village of woodland critters and structures.

Hidden Leaders

Gather heroes to secretly influence the conflict and become the new Emperor.

The Mandalorian: Adventures

Complete missions together as recognizable characters from the hit TV series.

Dune: Imperium

Influence, intrigue, and combat in the universe of Dune.

Tír na nÓg

Earn your place in the Celtic Otherworld.

Windmill Valley

Compete to build windmills and plant tulips.

20 Strong

A modular solo adventure system featuring 20 dice integrated in unique ways.

Wingspan

Attract a beautiful and diverse collection of birds to your wildlife preserve.

The White Castle

Become the most influential clan in Japan's Himeji stronghold.

Scythe

Five factions vie for dominance in a war-torn, mech-filled, dieselpunk 1920s Europe.

Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Investigate the horrors of Arkham while courting cosmic doom.

Voidfall

Repel the Voidborn and restore Domineum in this space themed, heavy Euro.

Marvel Champions: The Card Game

Battle Marvel villains with unique teams of iconic heroes in this LCG.

Sea Salt & Paper

A few delicate Origami-style illustrations and a whole marine universe comes to life!

Lost Ruins of Arnak

Explore an island to find resources and discover the lost ruins of Arnak.

Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

Simulate a whole contemporary nation in this asymmetric, politico-economic euro-game.

Cities

Travel through the most unique cities of the world and plan the best neighborhood.

Forest Shuffle

Gather the most valuable trees and attract species to them.

Ezra and Nehemiah

Rebuild the walls and temple for the returning exiles of ancient Jerusalem.

Pampero

Build wind farms, then expand and improve your grid to master the energy market.

Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion

Play Arcs in a micro-campaign.

Cascadia

Create the most harmonious ecosystem as you puzzle together habitats and wildlife.

Wyrmspan

Build a cavernous sanctuary for dragons of all shapes and sizes!

Age of Innovation

Terraform the world to expand your faction and create innovations on the way.

Distilled

Purchase goods, upgrade your distillery, and craft the world's finest spirits.

Deep Regrets

A game about fishing progressively more horrifying things out of of the ocean.

Speakeasy

Earn money running a Manhattan speakeasy business during Prohibition.

Brink

Explore space, trade with rivals, bring prestige to your faction.

Barrage

Nations vie for hydroelectric dominance in a dystopia where water is power.

Gaia Project

Expand, research, upgrade, and settle the galaxy with one of 14 alien species.