Variable Set-up board games

Find Variable Set-up games for rules assistance and scenario narration where available. Compare players and playtime, ordered by overall BoardGameGeek rank.

1,899 games

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BGG rank: BGG #5,402
BGG rating: 6.9

Imperium: Empires in Conflict – Worlds in the Balance

2 players
180–300 min
Complexity 2.6/5
1977

BGG rank: BGG #5,451
BGG rating: 7.5

Nebula

2–4 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #5,459
BGG rating: 7.5

Capital Lux 2: Pocket

2–4 players
25–40 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #5,469
BGG rating: 7.7

Peaks

1–6 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #5,471
BGG rating: 7.5

Dustbiters

2 players
10–15 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #5,497
BGG rating: 6.8

An Age Contrived

1–5 players
90–120 min
Complexity 3.5/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #5,512
BGG rating: 6.8

Tax the Rich

3–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #5,528
BGG rating: 6.9

Footprints

1–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #5,628
BGG rating: 6.5

Gipsy King

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #5,652
BGG rating: 8.3

Tenkatoitsu

1–2 players
180–420 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #5,661
BGG rating: 7.7

Fall of Lumen

1–4 players
80–150 min
Complexity 3.6/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #5,675
BGG rating: 6.0

Bugs in the Kitchen

2–4 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #5,740
BGG rating: 6.1

Pirates of the Spanish Main

2–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #5,760
BGG rating: 7.1

Kathmandu

2–4 players
60–75 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #5,780
BGG rating: 7.3

Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay

1–4 players
75–120 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #5,781
BGG rating: 7.4

Farms Race

2–4 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #5,783
BGG rating: 7.3

Tokyo Express: The Guadalcanal Naval Campaign – 1942

1–2 players
60–360 min
Complexity 4.0/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #5,798
BGG rating: 7.9

Baltic Gap: Summer 1944

2 players
240 min
Complexity 4.1/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #5,803
BGG rating: 6.3

Guns & Steel

2–4 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #5,871
BGG rating: 6.7

NATO: The Next War in Europe

2 players
240–360 min
Complexity 3.2/5
1983

BGG rank: BGG #5,891
BGG rating: 7.8

Captain's Log

1–4 players
60–240 min
Complexity 4.2/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #5,893
BGG rating: 7.8

Mrs Thatcher's War: The Falklands, 1982

1 player
100–250 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #5,911
BGG rating: 7.7

Desperate Oasis

2 players
15–25 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #5,935
BGG rating: 6.7

Four Humours

1–6 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2022

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