Best solo board games

Find standalone games recommended for 1 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

5,118 games

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #8,980
BGG rating: 7.2

Empires in America: The French and Indian War

1 player
25 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #8,981
BGG rating: 6.8

Ada Lovelace: Consulting Mathematician

1 player
10–20 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #8,983
BGG rating: 7.8

Disney Lorcana: Illumineer's Quest – Palace Heist

1–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #8,986
BGG rating: 6.6

Tembo: Survival on the Savanna

1–4 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #8,987
BGG rating: 7.9

Hidden Games Tatort: Reif für die Insel

1–6 players
90–180 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #8,989
BGG rating: 6.7

Mezen

1–5 players
30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #8,991
BGG rating: 7.9

Dark Venture: Battle of the Ancients

1–4 players
20–90 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,000
BGG rating: 7.5

Zerywia

1–4 players
45–150 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,017
BGG rating: 6.8

18Mag: Hungarian Railway History

1–6 players
120–240 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,025
BGG rating: 7.1

Dungeon Exit

1–2 players
Complexity 1.4/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #9,026
BGG rating: 7.7

Hold the Line: The American Revolution

1–2 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #9,038
BGG rating: 6.4

What Next?

1–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,040
BGG rating: 8.3

Skytear Horde: Campaigns

1–3 players
30 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #9,043
BGG rating: 7.4

Pandemonium

1–5 players
90–120 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #9,044
BGG rating: 7.8

Crowbar! The Rangers at Pointe Du Hoc

1–3 players
60–180 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #9,048
BGG rating: 7.1

Hermit

1–2 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #9,051
BGG rating: 7.4

Victus: Barcelona 1714

1–4 players
180 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #9,057
BGG rating: 7.5

NATO Air Commander

1 player
90 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #9,061
BGG rating: 7.6

Keep'em Rolling: 1944 – Race to the Rhine

1–4 players
90–120 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #9,065
BGG rating: 6.4

Mass Transit

1–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,069
BGG rating: 7.8

Waterloo 200

1–3 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #9,076
BGG rating: 7.2

Nights of Fire: Battle for Budapest

1–3 players
60–90 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #9,079
BGG rating: 6.9

Sherlock Far West: Pacto con el diablo

1–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #9,095
BGG rating: 7.2

Black Wednesday: The Battle of Krasni Bor, 10-11 Feb 1943

1–4 players
120–3000 min
Complexity 3.6/5
1995

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