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 #7,331
BGG rating: 9.0

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game (Second Edition)

1–5 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #7,333
BGG rating: 7.1

Parks & Potions

1–5 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #7,337
BGG rating: 7.4

Nuklear Winter '68

1–2 players
120–240 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #7,343
BGG rating: 7.2

Solani

1–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #7,348
BGG rating: 7.1

Ancient Terrible Things: Reawakened

1–4 players
40–120 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #7,351
BGG rating: 6.8

Tales of Evil

1–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #7,359
BGG rating: 6.5

Medici: The Dice Game

1–4 players
20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #7,362
BGG rating: 7.4

Everstone: Discovering Ignis

1–4 players
40–120 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #7,366
BGG rating: 7.8

Lords of Baseball

1–4 players
90–150 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #7,371
BGG rating: 7.1

The Search for UAPs

1–5 players
45–60 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #7,379
BGG rating: 6.4

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1–50 players
20 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #7,384
BGG rating: 7.0

1941: Race to Moscow

1–4 players
90–120 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #7,387
BGG rating: 7.3

Chants for the Old Ones

1–4 players
60–90 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #7,391
BGG rating: 7.0

The Batman Who Laughs Rising

1–4 players
60–90 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #7,392
BGG rating: 7.0

Masters of The Universe: Fields of Eternia The Board Game

1–6 players
90–180 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #7,403
BGG rating: 8.1

Thunder in the Ozarks: Battle for Pea Ridge, March 1862

1–2 players
900–1500 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #7,404
BGG rating: 7.1

Dungeon Lite: Orcs and Knights

1–4 players
90–120 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #7,410
BGG rating: 7.1

Tabletop Inc.

1–6 players
40–120 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #7,413
BGG rating: 6.6

Tucana Builders

1–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #7,416
BGG rating: 7.4

Way of the Samurai

1 player
1–30 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #7,418
BGG rating: 7.7

Estate: Raise the Realm

1–5 players
20–100 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #7,426
BGG rating: 8.3

Zero Leader

1 player
45–120 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #7,429
BGG rating: 6.4

Fire!

1–2 players
25 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #7,433
BGG rating: 7.2

The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

1–2 players
360 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2010

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