mechanic · 172 games

Variable Set-up

172 of the BoardGameGeek Top 1000 use Variable Set-up as a mechanic. The highest ranked is Brass: Birmingham at #1, and the list spans 1977 to 2025. Every one of them can be a BGGuessr daily answer.

#1Brass: Birmingham2018 · 2–4 players
#3Ark Nova2021 · 1–4 players
#5Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition2017 · 3–6 players
#7Terraforming Mars2016 · 1–5 players
#8War of the Ring: Second Edition2011 · 2–4 players
#9Star Wars: Rebellion2016 · 2–4 players
#10Spirit Island2017 · 1–4 players
#13Gaia Project2017 · 1–4 players
#14Twilight Struggle2005 · 2 players
#16The Castles of Burgundy2011 · 2–4 players
#17Great Western Trail2016 · 2–4 players
#19Scythe2016 · 1–5 players
#207 Wonders Duel2015 · 2 players
#24Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated2019 · 2–4 players
#26Concordia2013 · 2–5 players
#27Great Western Trail: Second Edition2021 · 1–4 players
#30Root2018 · 2–4 players
#32Terra Mystica2012 · 2–5 players
#34Orléans2014 · 2–5 players
#35Sky Team2023 · 2 players
#37Barrage2019 · 1–4 players
#39Everdell2018 · 1–4 players
#41The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth2024 · 2 players
#42Heat: Pedal to the Metal2022 · 1–6 players
#43Marvel Champions: The Card Game2019 · 1–4 players
#52Cascadia2021 · 1–4 players
#56Anachrony2017 · 1–4 players
#62SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence2024 · 1–4 players
#64Age of Innovation2023 · 1–5 players
#67Grand Austria Hotel2015 · 2–4 players
#70Power Grid2004 · 2–6 players
#71Quacks2018 · 2–4 players
#73Clank!: Catacombs2022 · 2–4 players
#76Maracaibo2019 · 1–4 players
#87The White Castle2023 · 1–4 players
#88Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala2014 · 2–4 players
#90Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure2016 · 2–4 players
#94Darwin's Journey2023 · 1–4 players
#95Aeon's End2016 · 1–4 players
#98Great Western Trail: New Zealand2023 · 1–4 players
#100Teotihuacan: City of Gods2018 · 1–4 players
#104Concordia Venus2018 · 2–6 players
#1077 Wonders2010 · 2–7 players
#110The Voyages of Marco Polo2015 · 2–4 players
#111Final Girl2021 · 1 players
#116Inis2016 · 2–4 players
#117Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game2008 · 3–6 players
#119Architects of the West Kingdom2018 · 1–5 players
#121The Quest for El Dorado2017 · 2–4 players
#124Keyflower2012 · 2–6 players
#127Dominion: Intrigue2009 · 2–6 players
#128Caylus2005 · 2–5 players
#130Troyes2010 · 1–4 players
#131Lorenzo il Magnifico2016 · 2–4 players
#139Dominion2008 · 2–4 players
#146Rising Sun2018 · 3–5 players
#149Yokohama2016 · 2–4 players
#157PARKS2019 · 1–5 players
#161Pandemic2008 · 2–4 players
#164Tyrants of the Underdark2016 · 2–4 players
#166Star Realms2014 · 2 players
#167Cartographers2019 · 1–100 players
#178The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game2011 · 1–2 players
#181Dominion (Second Edition)2016 · 2–4 players
#182Praga Caput Regni2020 · 1–4 players
#184Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition2021 · 1–4 players
#186Istanbul2014 · 2–5 players
#199Earth2023 · 1–5 players
#205Great Western Trail: Argentina2022 · 1–4 players
#208Memoir '442004 · 2–8 players
#213Sagrada2017 · 1–4 players
#214Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan2011 · 2 players
#222Paleo2020 · 2–4 players
#223Horrified2019 · 1–5 players
#235Return to Dark Tower2022 · 1–4 players
#248Coimbra2018 · 2–4 players
#249Under Falling Skies2020 · 1 players
#258Camel Up (Second Edition)2018 · 3–8 players
#264Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game2012 · 1–5 players
#266Endeavor: Deep Sea2024 · 1–4 players
#267Deception: Murder in Hong Kong2014 · 4–12 players
#269Sushi Go Party!2016 · 2–8 players
#284Andromeda's Edge2024 · 2–4 players
#285Tapestry2019 · 1–5 players
#288Anno 1800: The Board Game2020 · 1–4 players
#301Tiletum2022 · 1–4 players
#302Endless Winter: Paleoamericans2022 · 1–4 players
#311Oath2021 · 1–6 players
#333The Witcher: Old World2023 · 1–5 players
#336Imperium: Classics2021 · 1–4 players
#347The Great Zimbabwe2012 · 2–5 players
#348Dorfromantik: The Board Game2022 · 1–6 players
#357The King Is Dead: Second Edition2020 · 2–4 players
#362Glass Road2013 · 1–4 players
#376The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set2022 · 1–4 players
#382Small World2009 · 2–5 players
#389Merchants & Marauders2010 · 2–4 players
#393Furnace2020 · 2–4 players
#404Expeditions2023 · 1–5 players
#409Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun2020 · 1–4 players
#415Maria2009 · 2–3 players
#420Carpe Diem2018 · 2–4 players
#421Dune: War for Arrakis2024 · 1–4 players
#424Keep the Heroes Out!2022 · 1–4 players
#430Smartphone Inc.2018 · 1–5 players
#436Altiplano2017 · 2–5 players
#440Newton2018 · 1–4 players
#441Unconscious Mind2024 · 1–4 players
#443Cartographers Heroes2021 · 1–100 players
#450Honey Buzz2020 · 1–4 players
#459Boonlake2021 · 1–4 players
#461Civolution2024 · 1–4 players
#463Tiny Towns2019 · 1–6 players
#464Cubitos2021 · 2–4 players
#466In the Year of the Dragon2007 · 2–5 players
#477Imperium: Legends2021 · 1–4 players
#482Here I Stand2006 · 2–6 players
#484Unsettled2021 · 2–4 players
#501The LOOP2020 · 1–4 players
#532Advanced Squad Leader1985 · 2 players
#533Citadels2016 · 2–8 players
#539Kutná Hora: The City of Silver2023 · 2–4 players
#563Potion Explosion2015 · 2–4 players
#565Horizons of Spirit Island2022 · 1–3 players
#583CATAN1995 · 3–4 players
#593Regicide2020 · 1–4 players
#615Daybreak2023 · 1–4 players
#619Runebound (Third Edition)2015 · 2–4 players
#620Camel Up2014 · 2–8 players
#629The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era2025 · 1–4 players
#632Valeria: Card Kingdoms2016 · 1–5 players
#634First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express!2016 · 2–4 players
#636Elysium2015 · 2–4 players
#650Space Empires 4X2011 · 1–4 players
#664Ezra and Nehemiah2024 · 1–4 players
#687AquaSphere2014 · 2–4 players
#714Golem2021 · 1–4 players
#717Mosaic: A Story of Civilization2022 · 2–6 players
#735Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig2018 · 2–7 players
#742Kingdom Builder2011 · 2–4 players
#747Verdant2022 · 1–5 players
#755Federation2022 · 2–4 players
#756Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road2020 · 1–4 players
#757Trails of Tucana2019 · 1–8 players
#767Life of the Amazonia2023 · 1–4 players
#769La Granja: Deluxe Master Set2023 · 1–4 players
#798Oh My Goods!2015 · 2–4 players
#813Century: A New World2019 · 2–4 players
#817Arkwright2014 · 2–4 players
#822Tiny Epic Dungeons2021 · 1–4 players
#828Messina 13472021 · 1–4 players
#833Dragon Castle2017 · 1–4 players
#834City of the Big Shoulders2019 · 2–4 players
#841Earth Reborn2010 · 2–4 players
#844K22010 · 1–5 players
#865Galactic Cruise2025 · 1–4 players
#879Ricochet Robots1999 · 1–99 players
#881Blue Lagoon2018 · 2–4 players
#884Skyrise2024 · 2–4 players
#890878 Vikings: Invasions of England2017 · 2–4 players
#923Gentes2017 · 1–4 players
#926Earthborne Rangers2023 · 1–4 players
#933Hannibal & Hamilcar2018 · 2 players
#934Last Bastion2019 · 1–4 players
#937Black Angel2019 · 1–4 players
#941Squad Leader1977 · 2 players
#957Outlive2017 · 2–4 players
#966Coffee Roaster2015 · 1 players
#969Spots2022 · 1–4 players
#975Friedrich: Anniversary Edition2004 · 3–4 players
#987Caylus 13032019 · 2–5 players
#995Windmill Valley2024 · 1–4 players