Modern Board Games

WHS that feature prominently in Modern Board Games.

Examples and reviews of many of the ones listed can be found here.

Trivia

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Babylon 7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
Brugge Brugge (2013)
Ephesus 7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
Florence Comuni (2008) - Players "interpret" Italian cities
Fortified City of Carcassonne Carcassonne (2001)
Frontiers of the Roman Empire Hadrian's Wall (2021)
Granada Alhambra (2003)
Himeji-jo The White Castle (2023)
Independence Hall Founding Fathers (2010) - set at the Constitutional Convention of 1787; the rulebook even includes a diagram taken from the WHS nomination papers, to compare to the depiction of the site on the board!
Istanbul Istanbul (2014) and 7 Wonders (expansion)
Le Havre Le Havre (2008)
Mountain Railways of India Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea (2019) - features the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Olympia 7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
Paris, Banks of the Seine Notre Dame (2007)
Petra 7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
Pyramids (Memphis) 7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
Quedlinburg Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg (2018)
Rapa Nui Rapa Nui (2011) and Orongo (2014) among others
Rhodes 7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
Siena Comuni (2008) - Players "interpret" Italian cities.
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District The Speicherstadt (2010)
Taj Mahal Taj Mahal (2000)
Tikal National Park Tikal (1997)
Valletta Valletta (2017)
Warsaw Warsaw: City of Ruins (2016)
Works of Antoni Gaudí Sagrada (2017) - specifically the stained glass windows of La Sagrada Familia

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