Top 10 Board Games Based on a Video Game – Again!

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With the deluge of board games released every year, it’s hard to keep our top 10 lists in order for very long. Back in 2013, I posted my Top 5 Board Games Based on a Video Game list. A decade ago, pickings were very slim and I couldn’t even find 10 solid games to choose. Zip forward half a decade and I recreated the list, this time getting all the way up to 10 games. And a lot of those games are still excellent: This War of Mine, X-Com, and Fallout (among others) are games I still own and play today.

But lately, there have been even more games based on a video game hitting our tabletop, so once again I find myself revisiting this list (only 4 years later at this point). Today, I’m going to dive back into my Top 10 Board Games based on a Video Game. However this time, I’m going to avoid choosing any games that appeared on my 2020 list. Partially because half of those games are out of print by now, and partially just to give some more variety. So with all that out of the way, let’s get to the good stuff.

Based on the Rainbow 6 Siege video game, 6 Siege is an asymmetrical miniatures game that will have 2-4 players facing off in a tactical skirmish. Each player fields a team of 5 unique operators, who will be moving around the board either trying to assault the objective or defend it. I’ve only played this game once, but when I did, I really enjoyed it. In fact, with more plays, I could see this game potentially climbing higher on this list. However, I can’t really talk about 6 Siege without talking about how Mythic Games absolutely destroyed their goodwill with the handling of their Kickstarter. It involved delays, unfulfilled pledges, demanding extra money, and then selling games on their website while many backers were left empty-handed. It’s a sad story on all fronts for an otherwise really good game.

I’d like to have Horizon: Zero Dawn higher up on this list, because I enjoy the game quite a bit. Yet it has two core problems. The first is that you absolutely need