The best drafting games, ranked
Drafting is the cleanest decision in gaming: here is a hand of options, keep one, pass the rest. Every pick is a tiny act of greed weighed against denial, because whatever you pass, someone else gets to keep.
Ranked by BGG rating, this page collects every drafting game in the Top 300, from simultaneous-pick classics to open displays where the whole table watches you take the card they wanted.
114 games, ranked by rating. Browse all 300
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2014 · 13,745 ratings
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Endeavor: Age of Sail
2018 · 10,380 ratings
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Meadow
2021 · 13,928 ratings
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Castle Combo
2024 · 14,729 ratings
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Wondrous Creatures
2024 · 6,169 ratings
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Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries
2007 · 15,167 ratings
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Railways of the World
2005 · 12,606 ratings
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Splendor
2014 · 90,458 ratings
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The Taverns of Tiefenthal
2019 · 17,147 ratings
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Suburbia
2012 · 26,552 ratings
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Sea Salt & Paper
2022 · 22,942 ratings
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Aeon's End: Legacy
2019 · 5,895 ratings
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Faraway
2023 · 18,430 ratings
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Coimbra
2018 · 12,997 ratings
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Star Realms: Colony Wars
2015 · 8,835 ratings
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