- BGG rank
- BGG #4,227
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Quiddler
1–8 players30 min1998
Complexity 1.4/5
Best board games for 3 players
Find standalone games recommended for 3 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.
17,795 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,228
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Chaosmos
2–4 players60–90 min2015
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,229
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Foxy
1–5 players15 min2022
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,233
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Beasts of Balance
1–5 players15–30 min2016
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,234
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Don't Go In There
2–5 players25–35 min2022
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,236
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Perfect Words
2–6 players15–30 min2023
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,237
- BGG rating
- 7.1
The One Hundred Torii
1–4 players45–60 min2020
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,239
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Leader 1: Hell of the North
2–10 players45 min2011
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,240
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Senators
3–5 players45–60 min2017
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,243
- BGG rating
- 6.4
NOIR: Deductive Mystery Game
2–9 players15–60 min2012
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,244
- BGG rating
- 7.5
EOS: Island of Angels
1–5 players30–150 min2023
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,245
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Arraial
1–4 players30 min2018
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,246
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Galactic Renaissance
2–4 players90 min2024
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,247
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist
1–8 players40–60 min2018
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,249
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas
2–4 players60 min2008
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,250
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Talisman: The Magical Quest Game – 5th Edition
2–6 players2024
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,251
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Deadwood
2–5 players30–60 min2011
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,253
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Keltis: Der Weg der Steine Mitbringspiel
2–4 players15 min2009
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,254
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Raids
2–4 players40 min2018
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,255
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Five Crowns
1–7 players30 min1996
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,256
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Arkwright: The Card Game
1–4 players60–100 min2021
Complexity 4.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,259
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Firefly Adventures: Brigands and Browncoats
1–5 players90–120 min2018
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,260
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Cretaceous Rails
1–4 players30–120 min2025
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,261
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Do De Li Do
2–6 players10–20 min2016
Complexity 1.1/5
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