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.

5,119 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #6,389
BGG rating: 7.4

Borderlands: Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery

1–4 players
60 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #6,393
BGG rating: 6.8

Sjoelen

1–4 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1870

BGG rank: BGG #6,394
BGG rating: 6.6

The Little Flower Shop

1–4 players
20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #6,401
BGG rating: 6.6

Micro Dojo

1–2 players
10–30 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #6,403
BGG rating: 6.9

Newsboys

1–4 players
20 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #6,405
BGG rating: 6.4

50 Clues: The Pendulum of the Dead

1–5 players
90 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #6,409
BGG rating: 8.0

Storm Above the Reich

1–2 players
30–60 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #6,420
BGG rating: 6.9

On Tour: Paris and New York

1–8 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #6,426
BGG rating: 7.5

The Wars of Marcus Aurelius

1 player
30–90 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #6,431
BGG rating: 6.6

Archmage

1–4 players
60–120 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #6,433
BGG rating: 6.4

Mmm!

1–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #6,434
BGG rating: 6.5

30 Rails

1–8 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #6,440
BGG rating: 7.0

Argonauts

1–4 players
60 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #6,442
BGG rating: 8.4

Red Storm: The Air War Over Central Germany, 1987

1–2 players
120–720 min
Complexity 4.4/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #6,458
BGG rating: 7.0

Agent Decker

1 player
20–90 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #6,473
BGG rating: 6.7

Mosby's Raiders: Guerilla Warfare in the Civil War

1 player
120 min
Complexity 2.5/5
1985

BGG rank: BGG #6,477
BGG rating: 7.2

Yin Yang

1–4 players
45–75 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #6,478
BGG rating: 6.8

House of Cats

1–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #6,481
BGG rating: 7.8

Aelderman

1–4 players
100–180 min
Complexity 4.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #6,482
BGG rating: 8.2

Whistling Death

1–4 players
240 min
Complexity 4.3/5
2003

BGG rank: BGG #6,489
BGG rating: 7.4

Volfyirion Guilds

1–2 players
20–40 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #6,491
BGG rating: 6.4

Venice

1–5 players
60–90 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #6,494
BGG rating: 7.4

Dorfromantik: Light Luggage

1–4 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #6,495
BGG rating: 6.7

Napoleon at Waterloo

1–2 players
60–120 min
Complexity 1.9/5
1971

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