mechanic · 202 games

Variable Set-up

202 of the BoardGameGeek Top 1000 use Variable Set-up as a mechanic. The highest ranked is Brass: Birmingham at #1, and the list spans 1985 to 2026. Every one of them can be a BGGuessr daily answer.

#1Brass: Birmingham2018 · 2–4 players
#2Ark Nova2021 · 1–4 players
#7Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition2017 · 3–6 players
#8War of the Ring: Second Edition2011 · 2–4 players
#9Terraforming Mars2016 · 1–5 players
#10Star Wars: Rebellion2016 · 2–4 players
#11Spirit Island2017 · 1–4 players
#13Gaia Project2017 · 1–4 players
#14SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence2024 · 1–4 players
#16Twilight Struggle2005 · 2 players
#17The Castles of Burgundy2011 · 2–4 players
#18The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth2024 · 2 players
#21Great Western Trail2016 · 2–4 players
#22Brass: Lancashire2007 · 2–4 players
#247 Wonders Duel2015 · 2 players
#27Scythe2016 · 1–5 players
#28Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated2019 · 2–4 players
#29Concordia2013 · 2–5 players
#31Great Western Trail: Second Edition2021 · 1–4 players
#32Sky Team2023 · 2 players
#34Root2018 · 2–4 players
#35Orléans2014 · 2–5 players
#36Terra Mystica2012 · 2–5 players
#39Barrage2019 · 1–4 players
#44Clank!: Catacombs2022 · 2–4 players
#47Everdell2018 · 1–4 players
#48Heat: Pedal to the Metal2022 · 1–6 players
#50Marvel Champions: The Card Game2019 · 1–4 players
#57Age of Innovation2023 · 1–5 players
#61Cascadia2021 · 1–4 players
#64Anachrony2017 · 1–4 players
#67Endeavor: Deep Sea2024 · 1–4 players
#69Grand Austria Hotel2015 · 2–4 players
#72The White Castle2023 · 1–4 players
#73Great Western Trail: New Zealand2023 · 1–4 players
#76Power Grid2004 · 2–6 players
#81Quacks2018 · 2–4 players
#90Darwin's Journey2023 · 1–4 players
#91Maracaibo2019 · 1–4 players
#93Final Girl Core Box2021 · 1 players
#98Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala2014 · 2–4 players
#101Galactic Cruise2025 · 1–4 players
#103Concordia Venus2018 · 2–6 players
#106Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure2016 · 2–4 players
#109Aeon's End2016 · 1–4 players
#113Teotihuacan: City of Gods2018 · 1–4 players
#1177 Wonders2010 · 2–7 players
#118The Quest for El Dorado2017 · 2–4 players
#122The Voyages of Marco Polo2015 · 2–4 players
#124The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era2025 · 1–4 players
#126Inis2016 · 2–4 players
#128Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game2008 · 3–6 players
#129Nucleum2023 · 1–4 players
#132Dwellings of Eldervale2020 · 1–5 players
#134Architects of the West Kingdom2018 · 1–5 players
#136Dominion: Intrigue2009 · 2–6 players
#139Keyflower2012 · 2–6 players
#140Eldritch Horror2013 · 1–8 players
#141Caylus2005 · 2–5 players
#143Troyes2010 · 1–4 players
#144Lorenzo il Magnifico2016 · 2–4 players
#147Dominion2008 · 2–4 players
#155Rising Sun2018 · 3–5 players
#157Civolution2024 · 1–4 players
#159Yokohama2016 · 2–4 players
#161Andromeda's Edge2024 · 2–5 players
#166Tyrants of the Underdark2016 · 2–4 players
#175Dominion: Second Edition2016 · 2–4 players
#176Pandemic2008 · 2–4 players
#177Roll for the Galaxy2014 · 2–5 players
#179Star Realms2014 · 2 players
#184Parks2019 · 1–5 players
#185Cartographers2019 · 1–100 players
#187The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game2011 · 1–4 players
#195Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition2021 · 1–4 players
#196Istanbul2014 · 2–5 players
#198Praga Caput Regni2020 · 1–4 players
#199Great Western Trail: Argentina2022 · 1–4 players
#204Jaipur2009 · 2 players
#213Earth2023 · 1–5 players
#215Endeavor: Age of Sail2018 · 2–5 players
#226Dune: War for Arrakis2024 · 1–4 players
#228Memoir '442004 · 2–4 players
#229Sagrada2017 · 1–4 players
#232Return to Dark Tower2022 · 1–4 players
#236Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan2011 · 2 players
#237Paleo2020 · 2–4 players
#246Horrified2019 · 1–5 players
#269Camel Up (Second Edition)2018 · 3–8 players
#270Coimbra2018 · 2–4 players
#271Under Falling Skies2020 · 1 players
#276Nations2013 · 1–5 players
#281Tiletum2022 · 1–4 players
#287Samurai1998 · 2–4 players
#289Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game2012 · 1–5 players
#291Unconscious Mind2024 · 1–4 players
#294Sushi Go Party!2016 · 2–8 players
#296Indonesia2005 · 2–5 players
#300Deception: Murder in Hong Kong2014 · 4–12 players
#303Anno 1800: The Board Game2020 · 2–4 players
#307Tapestry2019 · 1–5 players
#308The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set2022 · 1–4 players
#310Nippon: Zaibatsu2026 · 1–4 players
#312Bitoku2021 · 1–4 players
#324Galaxy Trucker2007 · 2–4 players
#329Dorfromantik: The Board Game2022 · 1–6 players
#331The Witcher: Old World2023 · 1–5 players
#335Imperium: Classics2021 · 1–4 players
#341Oath2021 · 1–6 players
#347Keep the Heroes Out!2022 · 1–4 players
#352Endless Winter: Paleoamericans2022 · 1–4 players
#354Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon2024 · 1–4 players
#367The Great Zimbabwe2012 · 2–5 players
#374Frostpunk: The Board Game2022 · 1–4 players
#375The King Is Dead: Second Edition2020 · 2–4 players
#377Expeditions2023 · 1–5 players
#379Pirates of Maracaibo2023 · 1–4 players
#383The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire2016 · 1–5 players
#396Century: Spice Road2017 · 2–5 players
#398Glass Road2013 · 1–4 players
#414Small World2009 · 2–5 players
#415Furnace2020 · 2–4 players
#416Daybreak2023 · 1–4 players
#432Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun2020 · 1–4 players
#433Merchants & Marauders2010 · 2–4 players
#439Earthborne Rangers2023 · 1–4 players
#444Maria2009 · 2–3 players
#447Life of the Amazonia2023 · 1–4 players
#454Eternal Decks2025 · 1–4 players
#456Zenith2025 · 2–4 players
#457Imperium: Legends2021 · 1–4 players
#462Cartographers Heroes2021 · 1–100 players
#464Carpe Diem2018 · 2–4 players
#465Ezra and Nehemiah2024 · 1–4 players
#468Smartphone Inc.2018 · 1–5 players
#469Horizons of Spirit Island2022 · 1–3 players
#482Unsettled2021 · 2–4 players
#486Kutná Hora: The City of Silver2023 · 2–4 players
#487Honey Buzz2020 · 1–4 players
#492Newton2018 · 1–4 players
#503Altiplano2017 · 2–5 players
#508Boonlake2021 · 1–4 players
#511The LOOP2020 · 1–4 players
#515London (Second Edition)2017 · 2–4 players
#520Cubitos2021 · 2–4 players
#524In the Year of the Dragon2007 · 2–5 players
#530Through the Desert1998 · 2–5 players
#538Tiny Towns2019 · 1–6 players
#543Regicide2020 · 1–4 players
#549Cyclades: Legendary Edition2024 · 2–6 players
#566Here I Stand2006 · 2–6 players
#578Citadels2016 · 2–8 players
#601Advanced Squad Leader1985 · 2 players
#602Potion Explosion2015 · 2–4 players
#624Catan1995 · 3–4 players
#637Space Empires 4X2011 · 1–4 players
#642La Granja: Deluxe Master Set2023 · 1–4 players
#651Star Wars: Battle of Hoth2025 · 2–4 players
#654Camel Up2014 · 2–8 players
#671Runebound (Third Edition)2015 · 2–4 players
#678Valeria: Card Kingdoms2016 · 1–5 players
#688Elysium2015 · 2–4 players
#703First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express!2016 · 2–4 players
#704Federation2022 · 2–4 players
#705Windmill Valley2024 · 1–4 players
#721Sanctuary2025 · 1–5 players
#723Skyrise2024 · 2–4 players
#725Tales of the Arabian Nights2009 · 2–6 players
#731Tobago2009 · 2–4 players
#747Golem2021 · 1–4 players
#750AquaSphere2014 · 2–4 players
#752Mosaic: A Story of Civilization2022 · 2–6 players
#766Verdant2022 · 1–5 players
#781The Downfall of Pompeii2004 · 2–4 players
#783Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road2020 · 1–4 players
#787Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig2018 · 2–7 players
#794Kingdom Builder2011 · 2–4 players
#808Chicago 1875: City of the Big Shoulders2019 · 1–4 players
#816Trails of Tucana2019 · 1–8 players
#828Babylonia2019 · 2–4 players
#836Mexica2002 · 2–4 players
#851Galileo Galilei2024 · 1–4 players
#852Captain Flip2024 · 2–5 players
#854Tiny Epic Dungeons2021 · 1–4 players
#863Oh My Goods!2015 · 2–4 players
#867Saltfjord2024 · 1–4 players
#880Arkwright2014 · 1–4 players
#884Messina 13472021 · 1–4 players
#886Spots2022 · 1–4 players
#898Century: A New World2019 · 2–4 players
#908Stardew Valley: The Board Game2021 · 1–4 players
#914Dragon Castle2017 · 1–4 players
#916Rats of Wistar2023 · 1–4 players
#920K22010 · 1–5 players
#927Blue Lagoon2018 · 2–4 players
#928Ricochet Robots1999 · 1–99 players
#941Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock2025 · 1–4 players
#958Cities2024 · 2–4 players
#959Imperial Steam2021 · 2–4 players
#969878 Vikings: Invasions of England2017 · 2–4 players
#972Earth Reborn2010 · 2–4 players
#990Last Bastion2019 · 1–4 players