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.

5,124 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #12,672
BGG rating: 7.3

Midway Solitaire

1 player
Complexity 3.6/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #12,679
BGG rating: 7.0

Football Highlights: The Dice Game

1–4 players
20–45 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #12,685
BGG rating: 7.1

Holiday Hijinks #5: The Birthday Burglary

1–4 players
60 min
2022

BGG rank: BGG #12,687
BGG rating: 7.9

Jardín Japonés

1–99 players
20–50 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #12,698
BGG rating: 7.3

Green Box of Games

1–10 players
5–120 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #12,707
BGG rating: 6.8

Electrify

1–4 players
45–75 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2027

BGG rank: BGG #12,712
BGG rating: 8.6

Crypt Crawler

1 player
30–90 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #12,714
BGG rating: 7.7

Tornio '44

1–2 players
360–600 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #12,715
BGG rating: 6.4

Park Life: People

1–4 players
30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #12,716
BGG rating: 7.3

Unlock! Mythic Adventures: Around the world in 80 minutes

1–6 players
65–95 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #12,725
BGG rating: 8.8

Eldfall Chronicles

1–4 players
30–120 min
Complexity 3.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #12,727
BGG rating: 6.8

No Time For Heroes

1–4 players
25–45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #12,734
BGG rating: 7.8

Golden Age of Piracy: 1718

1 player
480–1000 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #12,737
BGG rating: 7.0

Swing States 2012

1 player
40 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #12,739
BGG rating: 6.8

Adventure Games: Die drei ??? – Das Geheimnis der Statue

1–4 players
75 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #12,743
BGG rating: 7.5

Super Snipers

1–2 players
20–30 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #12,751
BGG rating: 8.3

Grand Havoc: Perryville, October 8, 1862

1–2 players
60–360 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #12,752
BGG rating: 9.2

Three Days of Gettysburg: Deluxe Edition

1–2 players
180–1500 min
Complexity 4.8/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #12,758
BGG rating: 6.6

The Shadow Over Westminster

1–4 players
60 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #12,762
BGG rating: 7.1

The Opulent

1–4 players
30–90 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #12,766
BGG rating: 7.3

Holiday Hijinks #7: The Turkey Trial

1–4 players
60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #12,769
BGG rating: 6.8

Mindburners

1–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #12,770
BGG rating: 7.5

Seven Pines

1–2 players
240 min
Complexity 3.3/5
1998

BGG rank: BGG #12,775
BGG rating: 9.0

Combat!: Eastern Front

1 player
120–180 min
Complexity 3.8/5
2026

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