Modern Board Games

Connected Sites: 27

WHS that feature prominently in Modern Board Games.

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

Connected Sites

  • Fortified City of Carcassonne
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.87
    299
    14
    Carcassonne (2001)
  • Siena
    Siena
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    4.05
    378
    10
    Comuni (2008) - Players "interpret" Italian cities.
  • Brugge
    Brugge
    Belgium
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.97
    502
    21
    Brugge (2013)
  • Olympia
    Olympia
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.60
    215
    9
    7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
  • Rhodes
    Rhodes
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.61
    180
    7
    7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
  • Babylon
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.13
    29
    3
    7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
  • Quedlinburg
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.25
    211
    9
    Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg (2018)
  • Granada
    Granada
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.39
    419
    12
    Alhambra (2003)
  • Ephesus
    Ephesus
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2015
    4.10
    267
    6
    7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
  • The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.30
    205
    7
    Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014) - although you might only be building _a_ generic castle for him, not strictly one of the three in the potential WHS
  • Works of Antoni Gaudí
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.11
    552
    18
    Sagrada (2017) - specifically the stained glass windows of La Sagrada Familia
  • Warsaw
    Warsaw
    Poland
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.24
    355
    10
    Warsaw: City of Ruins (2016)
  • Valletta
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.76
    383
    10
    Valletta (2017)
  • Tikal National Park
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.46
    168
    6
    Tikal (1997)
  • Taj Mahal
    Inscribed: 1983
    4.25
    248
    7
    Taj Mahal (2000)
  • Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.03
    263
    7
    The Speicherstadt (2010)
  • Rapa Nui
    Inscribed: 1995
    4.49
    110
    13
    Rapa Nui (2011) and Orongo (2014) among others
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.51
    314
    12
    7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
  • Petra
    Petra
    Jordan
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.61
    288
    21
    7 Wonders (2010) and expansions
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Inscribed: 1991
    4.19
    680
    20
    Notre Dame (2007)
  • Mountain Railways of India
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.42
    84
    8
    Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea (2019) - features the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
  • Le Havre
    Le Havre
    France
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.62
    201
    10
    Le Havre (2008)
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.37
    484
    12
    Istanbul (2014) and 7 Wonders (expansion)
  • Independence Hall
    Independence Hall
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1979
    2.97
    332
    17
    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!
  • Himeji-jo
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.51
    233
    10
    The White Castle (2023)
    See boardgamegeek.com
  • Frontiers of the Roman Empire
    Frontiers of the Roman Empire
    Germany, United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1987
    2.81
    346
    20
    Hadrian's Wall (2021)
  • Florence
    Inscribed: 1982
    4.45
    587
    15
    Comuni (2008) - Players "interpret" Italian cities