- BGG rank
- BGG #4,424
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Plunder: A Pirate's Life
2–6 players40–120 min2020
Complexity 1.9/5
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.
17,796 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,426
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Arkham Horror: Final Hour
1–4 players60 min2019
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,427
- BGG rating
- 6.4
El Caballero
2–4 players90 min1998
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,428
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Tavarua
1–6 players30–60 min2016
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,429
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Rafter Five
1–6 players20 min2023
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,430
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Dojo
2–6 players20–30 min2025
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,431
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Stephens
1–4 players60–120 min2024
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,432
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Pollen
2–4 players30–45 min2023
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,435
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Cheaty Mages!
3–6 players30 min2008
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,436
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Catan Junior
2–4 players30 min2014
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,437
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Mystery Rummy: Al Capone and the Chicago Underworld
2–4 players20–40 min2003
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,438
- BGG rating
- 6.8
PAX
1–4 players30–45 min2011
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,439
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Monty Python Fluxx
2–6 players40 min2008
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,440
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Christmas Tree
2–4 players30–45 min2017
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,445
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Elawa
2–4 players30 min2023
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,446
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Worms: The Board Game
2–6 players45 min2024
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,447
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down (Second Edition)
2–4 players90–180 min2020
Complexity 3.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,448
- BGG rating
- 7.4
From the Moon
1–4 players90 min2024
Complexity 3.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,449
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Arcane Academy
2–4 players30–45 min2016
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,450
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Intrepid
1–4 players60–90 min2021
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,451
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Pili Pili
2–8 players20–30 min2025
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,452
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Atlantis Exodus
1–4 players90 min2024
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,453
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Crown of Ash
1–4 players60–120 min2024
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,454
- BGG rating
- 6.4
The Bucket King
2–6 players45 min2002
Complexity 1.2/5
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