Board Game Tier List Template
A board game tier list template is a ranking grid preloaded with board game genres and mechanics, ready to be sorted into S, A, B, C, D and F tiers.
Drag an item onto a tier, or tap it and then tap a tier.
Items to rank
Making a board games tier list
Board games are unusually hard to rank because the right answer depends on who is at the table. A heavy strategy game that is S tier with three regular players is D tier at a family gathering, so the group you have in mind matters more than the games themselves.
Rank by player count. A list of best games for two and a list of best games for six share almost no entries, and splitting them is what turns a vague ranking into a genuinely useful one.
What is in this template
- Deck builders
- Worker placement
- Area control
- Party games
- Co-operative games
- Roll and write
- Legacy games
- Abstract strategy
- Social deduction
- Trick taking
- Tile laying
- Dexterity games
- Trivia games
- Wargames
- Push your luck
Frequently asked questions
- How do you rank board games fairly?
- Decide the context first - player count, experience level and how long you have. Board games swing between tiers depending on the table, so a ranking without that context describes almost nothing.
- What should be S tier on a board game list?
- The games you would suggest without checking who is playing. Most collections have only two or three, and a crowded S tier usually means the list is really a shelf inventory.
