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.

5,126 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #14,126
BGG rating: 6.4

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The Rise & Fall of Anvalor

1–4 players
60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #14,127
BGG rating: 6.3

Virus

1–6 players
30–120 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #14,128
BGG rating: 8.5

A Glorious Chance: The Naval Struggle for Lake Ontario in the War of 1812

1 player
120–240 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #14,129
BGG rating: 7.3

BADFLIX Scareville

1–5 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #14,137
BGG rating: 7.5

All Things Zombie: Better Dead Than Zed!

1–8 players
45 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #14,154
BGG rating: 8.2

Fantasy Map Maker

1–100 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2027

BGG rank: BGG #14,157
BGG rating: 6.0

Dédale

1–4 players
10–15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #14,160
BGG rating: 7.6

The Emissary

1 player
15–60 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #14,177
BGG rating: 7.7

Emerald Echoes

1–99 players
240 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #14,186
BGG rating: 7.7

The Russo-Japanese War: Dawn of the Rising Sun

1–2 players
360 min
Complexity 4.1/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #14,188
BGG rating: 7.9

Solacia: The Wizard of Doom – A Solitaire Fantasy Game

1 player
15–120 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #14,198
BGG rating: 7.7

The Solo System

1 player
30–240 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #14,204
BGG rating: 7.1

Core Worlds: Empires

1–5 players
90–300 min
Complexity 3.8/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #14,206
BGG rating: 6.7

Disaster on Everest

1 player
60 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #14,220
BGG rating: 8.1

Winged Victory: Among the Clouds Above

1–8 players
30–180 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #14,223
BGG rating: 7.4

The Battle of the Little Bighorn

1–2 players
180–300 min
Complexity 3.5/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #14,228
BGG rating: 8.1

My Book Nook: Cozy Word Building Game

1–5 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #14,229
BGG rating: 7.2

Bolets

1 player
10–15 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #14,230
BGG rating: 6.5

Backpacks & Blisters (Second Edition)

1–6 players
20–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #14,240
BGG rating: 7.2

Cartaventura: D-Day

1–6 players
45–60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #14,243
BGG rating: 8.2

Save: South Vietnam!

1 player
250–300 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #14,248
BGG rating: 6.4

Way Too Many Cats!

1–6 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #14,249
BGG rating: 6.7

The Chosin Few

1 player
45 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #14,260
BGG rating: 7.6

Ecogon: Stille Wasser

1–6 players
15–120 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2019

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