- BGG rank
- BGG #5,538
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Ratland
2–6 players30 min2017
Complexity 1.7/5
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
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,539
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Sparks
1–4 players45 min2024
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,540
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Arcana
2–4 players60 min2009
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,541
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Monarch
2–4 players45 min2015
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,542
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Footprints
1–6 players30–60 min2023
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,544
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Matryoshka
3–5 players20 min2016
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,547
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Tahuantinsuyu
3–4 players180 min2004
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,549
- BGG rating
- 6.5
King's Road
2–5 players30 min2017
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,550
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Braintopia
2–6 players15 min2016
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,551
- BGG rating
- 6.6
echoes: The Cocktail
1–6 players60 min2021
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,552
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Space Escape
2–4 players20 min2017
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,553
- BGG rating
- 6.1
MOW
2–10 players15 min2008
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,554
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Grog Island
2–4 players40–75 min2014
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,555
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Twenty One
2–6 players15 min2017
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,557
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Uruk: Wiege der Zivilisation
2–4 players60 min2008
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,558
- BGG rating
- 8.0
By Stealth and Sea
1–3 players30–45 min2020
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,559
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Annihilageddon 2 – Xtreme Nacho Legends
2–5 players45–60 min2022
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,560
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Quicksand
1–7 players15 min2023
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,562
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Cosmic Run
1–4 players30 min2015
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,563
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Tiny Epic Crimes
1–4 players30–60 min2023
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,564
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Fearless
3–5 players30–45 min2025
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,567
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Sherlock 13
2–4 players15 min2013
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,568
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Enigma
2–4 players45 min2012
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,569
- BGG rating
- 6.9
1942 USS Yorktown
1–4 players30–45 min2019
Complexity 2.3/5
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