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.

5,131 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #20,295
BGG rating: 6.8

Seapower & the State: World War Three at Sea

1–2 players360–540 min1982

Complexity 3.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,307
BGG rating: 7.0

Beasts and Diplomacy

1–6 players45–150 min2026

Complexity 3.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,308
BGG rating: 7.2

Loam

1–4 players15–40 min2023

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,310
BGG rating: 6.9

War of the Pacific, Chile vs. Perú and Bolivia, 1879-1883

1–3 players300 min2013

Complexity 2.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,312
BGG rating: 6.0

Dragon's Ransom

1–4 players30 min2015

Complexity 1.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,319
BGG rating: 7.2

Obsidia

1–4 players45–120 min2020

Complexity 2.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,321
BGG rating: 6.2

Arnhem: The Farthest Bridge

1–2 players60–120 min2010

Complexity 2.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,331
BGG rating: 6.4

Brainwaves: The Astute Goose

1–5 players15 min2018

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,344
BGG rating: 8.0

Dungeon Crawler Carl: Unstoppable

1–2 players2026

Complexity 3.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,353
BGG rating: 6.7

Cinderella at Midnight

1 player15–20 min2025

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,365
BGG rating: 6.5

War of the Rebellion

1–2 players360 min1993

Complexity 3.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,368
BGG rating: 6.9

OTLO Stones

1–4 players15 min2023

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,404
BGG rating: 7.1

Fortune Fame & Glory

1 player20–60 min2019

Complexity 2.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,409
BGG rating: 7.0

My First Adventure: The Odyssey of the Phobos

1–5 players10–20 min2020

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,417
BGG rating: 7.1

Frontier With Brownies

1–4 players15–30 min2022

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,427
BGG rating: 6.9

Egyptia

1–100 players30–45 min2019

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,429
BGG rating: 6.6

Greater East Asia War

1–2 players360 min2009

Complexity 2.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,453
BGG rating: 6.9

Mini Crimes: Back to the Past

1–8 players30 min2023

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,464
BGG rating: 7.1

Personal Space

1 player20–30 min2020

Complexity 3.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,473
BGG rating: 7.0

Dungeon Plungin'

1–4 players60 min2007

Complexity 2.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,475
BGG rating: 9.3

Meeple Quest

1–5 players15–90 min2021

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,478
BGG rating: 6.7

Silk Road Maker

1–4 players10 min2009

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,480
BGG rating: 9.0

Sky Empire

1–4 players180–360 min2026

Complexity 3.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #20,507
BGG rating: 6.5

Cucina Curiosa

1–4 players20–30 min2015

Complexity 1.2/5

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