mechanic · 117 games

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

117 of the BoardGameGeek Top 1000 use Deck, Bag, and Pool Building as a mechanic. The highest ranked is Dune: Imperium – Uprising at #5, and the list spans 2007 to 2026. Every one of them can be a BGGuessr daily answer.

#5Dune: Imperium – Uprising2023 · 1–6 players
#6Dune: Imperium2020 · 1–4 players
#11Spirit Island2017 · 1–4 players
#15Slay the Spire: The Board Game2024 · 1–4 players
#21Great Western Trail2016 · 2–4 players
#28Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated2019 · 2–4 players
#29Concordia2013 · 2–5 players
#30Lost Ruins of Arnak2020 · 1–4 players
#31Great Western Trail: Second Edition2021 · 1–4 players
#35Orléans2014 · 2–5 players
#40Mage Knight Board Game2011 · 1–4 players
#44Clank!: Catacombs2022 · 2–4 players
#48Heat: Pedal to the Metal2022 · 1–6 players
#65Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood2022 · 1–4 players
#68Obsession2018 · 1–4 players
#73Great Western Trail: New Zealand2023 · 1–4 players
#81Quacks2018 · 2–4 players
#92Revive2022 · 1–4 players
#103Concordia Venus2018 · 2–6 players
#106Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure2016 · 2–4 players
#109Aeon's End2016 · 1–4 players
#118The Quest for El Dorado2017 · 2–4 players
#133Wonderland's War2022 · 2–5 players
#136Dominion: Intrigue2009 · 2–6 players
#142Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon2019 · 1–4 players
#145The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth2019 · 1–5 players
#147Dominion2008 · 2–4 players
#148Mombasa2015 · 2–4 players
#152Aeon's End: War Eternal2017 · 1–4 players
#158Forbidden Stars2015 · 2–4 players
#165Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure2017 · 2–4 players
#166Tyrants of the Underdark2016 · 2–4 players
#168Too Many Bones: Undertow2018 · 1–2 players
#175Dominion: Second Edition2016 · 2–4 players
#177Roll for the Galaxy2014 · 2–5 players
#179Star Realms2014 · 2 players
#183War Chest2018 · 2–4 players
#186Undaunted: Normandy2019 · 2 players
#199Great Western Trail: Argentina2022 · 1–4 players
#201Viscounts of the West Kingdom2020 · 1–4 players
#202Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game2014 · 1–5 players
#209Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game2023 · 2 players
#237Paleo2020 · 2–4 players
#251The Taverns of Tiefenthal2019 · 2–4 players
#263Aeon's End: Legacy2019 · 1–4 players
#272Star Realms: Colony Wars2015 · 2 players
#280Century: Golem Edition2017 · 2–5 players
#289Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game2012 · 1–5 players
#304Aeon's End: The New Age2019 · 1–4 players
#312Bitoku2021 · 1–4 players
#317Hero Realms2016 · 2–4 players
#321Star Realms: Frontiers2018 · 1–4 players
#331The Witcher: Old World2023 · 1–5 players
#335Imperium: Classics2021 · 1–4 players
#342Lewis & Clark: The Expedition2013 · 1–5 players
#347Keep the Heroes Out!2022 · 1–4 players
#349Rococo2013 · 2–5 players
#352Endless Winter: Paleoamericans2022 · 1–4 players
#360Dead Reckoning2022 · 1–4 players
#377Expeditions2023 · 1–5 players
#396Century: Spice Road2017 · 2–5 players
#406The Old King's Crown2025 · 1–4 players
#408Moon Colony Bloodbath2025 · 1–5 players
#443Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game2010 · 2–4 players
#447Life of the Amazonia2023 · 1–4 players
#454Eternal Decks2025 · 1–4 players
#457Imperium: Legends2021 · 1–4 players
#463Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game2011 · 2–4 players
#470Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle2016 · 2–4 players
#480Scholars of the South Tigris2023 · 1–4 players
#492Newton2018 · 1–4 players
#501Star Trek: Captain's Chair2025 · 1–2 players
#503Altiplano2017 · 2–5 players
#510Dice Forge2017 · 2–4 players
#511The LOOP2020 · 1–4 players
#516Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes2019 · 1–2 players
#520Cubitos2021 · 2–4 players
#540Millennium Blades2016 · 2–5 players
#557Skymines2022 · 1–4 players
#564Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom2024 · 1 players
#584Aquatica2019 · 1–4 players
#590Undaunted: North Africa2020 · 2 players
#598Black Rose Wars2019 · 2–4 players
#599Thunderstone Quest2018 · 2–4 players
#600Friday2011 · 1 players
#604A Few Acres of Snow2011 · 2 players
#605Mystic Vale2016 · 2–4 players
#620Lacrimosa2022 · 1–4 players
#657Unstoppable2025 · 1–2 players
#660Tag Team2025 · 2 players
#664Warp's Edge2020 · 1 players
#670Blackout: Hong Kong2018 · 1–4 players
#671Runebound (Third Edition)2015 · 2–4 players
#685Undaunted: Stalingrad2022 · 2 players
#686Etherfields2020 · 1–4 players
#702High Frontier 4 All2020 · 1–5 players
#708StarCraft: The Board Game2007 · 2–6 players
#728Baseball Highlights: 20452015 · 1–4 players
#734Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords – Base Set2013 · 1–4 players
#748Shards of Infinity2018 · 2–4 players
#757Imperium: Horizons2024 · 1–4 players
#763Paperback2014 · 2–5 players
#772Living Forest2021 · 2–4 players
#779Bloodborne: The Board Game2021 · 1–4 players
#790Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies2023 · 1–4 players
#801Moonrakers2020 · 1–5 players
#830Ascension: Deckbuilding Game2010 · 1–4 players
#840Fort2020 · 2–4 players
#841Trains2012 · 2–4 players
#858Black Rose Wars: Rebirth2023 · 1–4 players
#929Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game2024 · 1–4 players
#939Steampunk Rally2015 · 2–8 players
#960Eminent Domain2011 · 2–4 players
#961World Order2026 · 2–4 players
#970Challengers!2022 · 1–8 players
#986Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin2012 · 1–5 players
#987Not Alone2016 · 2–7 players