# Best short board games, under 30 minutes

Plays of the last year, among games the box says finish in 30 minutes or less.

_50 games, 41,182 plays behind them._

| # | Game | Plays | Players |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Flip 7](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flip-7) | 2,488 | 355 |
| 2 | [Castle Combo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chateau-combo) | 2,151 | 302 |
| 3 | [Take Time](https://www.ludoya.com/games/take-time) | 1,950 | 114 |
| 4 | [Can't Stop](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cant-stop) | 1,914 | 121 |
| 5 | [Captain Flip](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captain-flip) | 1,846 | 111 |
| 6 | [Toy Battle](https://www.ludoya.com/games/toy-battle) | 1,677 | 190 |
| 7 | [Bomb Busters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bomb-busters) | 1,656 | 165 |
| 8 | [Trio](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nana) | 1,454 | 193 |
| 9 | [Sky Team](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sky-team) | 1,335 | 184 |
| 10 | [Faraway](https://www.ludoya.com/games/faraway-2) | 1,276 | 204 |
| 11 | [7 Wonders](https://www.ludoya.com/games/7-wonders) | 1,043 | 71 |
| 12 | [Skull King](https://www.ludoya.com/games/skull-king) | 1,019 | 161 |
| 13 | [Agent Avenue](https://www.ludoya.com/games/agent-avenue) | 920 | 125 |
| 14 | [The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-fellowship-of-the-ring-trick-taking-game) | 910 | 116 |
| 15 | [La Cuenta](https://www.ludoya.com/games/la-cuenta) | 898 | 201 |
| 16 | [7 Wonders Duel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/7-wonders-duel) | 841 | 143 |
| 17 | [Lucky Numbers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lucky-numbers) | 743 | 70 |
| 18 | [Piña Coladice](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pina-coladice) | 736 | 74 |
| 19 | [CuBirds](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cubirds) | 728 | 115 |
| 20 | [Yokai Pagoda](https://www.ludoya.com/games/yokai-pagoda) | 716 | 104 |
| 21 | [Duel for Cardia](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cardia) | 709 | 112 |
| 22 | [The Gang](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-gang-2) | 668 | 137 |
| 23 | [Pixies](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pixies) | 630 | 94 |
| 24 | [365 Adventures: The Dungeon – 2026](https://www.ludoya.com/games/365-adventures-the-dungeon-2026) | 620 | 12 |
| 25 | [Splendor](https://www.ludoya.com/games/splendor) | 586 | 131 |
| 26 | [Patchwork](https://www.ludoya.com/games/patchwork) | 584 | 157 |
| 27 | [Knarr](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rising) | 579 | 85 |
| 28 | [King of Tokyo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo) | 574 | 87 |
| 29 | [Regicide](https://www.ludoya.com/games/regicide-2) | 573 | 72 |
| 30 | [Solstis](https://www.ludoya.com/games/solstis) | 572 | 33 |
| 31 | [7 Wonders: Architects](https://www.ludoya.com/games/7-wonders-architects) | 565 | 64 |
| 32 | [Splendor Duel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/splendor-duel) | 563 | 108 |
| 33 | [Martian Dice](https://www.ludoya.com/games/martian-dice) | 546 | 21 |
| 34 | [Bandido](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bandido) | 542 | 39 |
| 35 | [Welcome To...](https://www.ludoya.com/games/welcome-to) | 526 | 87 |
| 36 | [Super Mega Lucky Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/super-mega-lucky-box) | 511 | 47 |
| 37 | [365 Adventures: Cthulhu 1926](https://www.ludoya.com/games/365-adventures-cthulhu-1926) | 492 | 9 |
| 38 | [Jungo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/jungo-2) | 486 | 30 |
| 39 | [The Hobbit: There & Back Again](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-hobbit-there-and-back-again) | 465 | 83 |
| 40 | [Virus!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/virus-3) | 462 | 66 |
| 41 | [Gem Getter Pro](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gem-getter-pro) | 453 | 5 |
| 42 | [Spots](https://www.ludoya.com/games/spots-4) | 391 | 73 |
| 43 | [Magic: The Gathering](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-the-gathering) | 369 | 29 |
| 44 | [Codenames](https://www.ludoya.com/games/codenames) | 362 | 88 |
| 45 | [Chakra](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chakra-3) | 359 | 15 |
| 46 | [Tranquility](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tranquility) | 356 | 34 |
| 47 | [Forage: A 9 card solitaire game](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forage-a-9-card-solitaire-game) | 355 | 16 |
| 48 | [The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-duel-for-middle-earth) | 331 | 123 |
| 49 | [Hero Realms](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hero-realms) | 328 | 32 |
| 50 | [Jaipur](https://www.ludoya.com/games/jaipur) | 324 | 85 |

## Links

- [This list](https://www.ludoya.com/rankings/quick-games)
- [Every Ludoya ranking](https://www.ludoya.com/rankings)

_Data from Ludoya: plays its players logged and games they rated. Not BoardGameGeek's ratings._