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.
Tables (board game)
In English, the word "tables" is derived from Latin "tabula". Its first use referring to board games documented by the Oxford English Dictionary was circa AD 700.