Twilight Struggle
"Twilight Struggle" was the highest-ranked game on BoardGameGeek from December 2010 to January 2016. As of August 2018, the board game occupies a fifth spot. Being released in 2005 it is the oldest board game in the overall top 10 ranking.
Game piece (hieroglyph)
The "Senet game" is recorded as the oldest boardgame in history, for which tokens are used.