- BGG rank
- BGG #5,376
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant
3–5 players120 min2012
Complexity 2.9/5
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.
17,802 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,377
- BGG rating
- 6.8
The Magnates: A Game of Power
2–5 players90 min2014
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,378
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Sakura
2–6 players20–40 min2018
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,379
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Vabanque
3–6 players30–45 min2001
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,381
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Carthago: Merchants & Guilds
2–4 players60–90 min2017
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,383
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Lisbon Tram 28
2–4 players45–60 min2021
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,384
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Gnomopolis
1–4 players45 min2018
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,387
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Master Thieves
2–8 players60 min2004
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,388
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Shaolia: Warring States
2–4 players30–60 min2020
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,390
- BGG rating
- 6.2
The Agents
2–5 players20–40 min2013
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,391
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Spotlight
1–5 players15 min2024
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,392
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Pax Hispanica
1–5 players60–150 min2025
Complexity 4.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,393
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Legacies
1–6 players90–180 min2022
Complexity 4.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,394
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Kronologic: Cuzco 1450
1–4 players30 min2025
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,395
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Fae
2–4 players30 min2018
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,397
- BGG rating
- 6.3
The Mole in the Hole
2–4 players30 min1995
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,398
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Cliffhanger
3–6 players15 min2007
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,399
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Bone Wars
1–4 players60–120 min2024
Complexity 3.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,400
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Positano
1–4 players20–45 min2025
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,402
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Doge
3–4 players45 min2000
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,403
- BGG rating
- 6.3
The Tea Dragon Society Card Game
2–4 players30–60 min2018
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,404
- BGG rating
- 6.9
The King's Abbey
1–5 players90–180 min2016
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,405
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Fool's Gold
3–5 players60–90 min2015
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,406
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Lost Valley: The Yukon Goldrush 1896
2–6 players45–60 min2014
Complexity 2.9/5
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