- BGG rank
- BGG #5,606
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Locomotive Werks
3–5 players120 min2002
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.
17,804 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,609
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Cat Café
2–4 players30 min2019
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,610
- BGG rating
- 7.1
2038: Tycoons of the Asteroid Belt
3–6 players360 min1995
Complexity 4.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,612
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Prey
3–4 players20–30 min2024
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,613
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Träxx
1–4 players15 min2015
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,614
- BGG rating
- 6.2
King of the Elves
2–6 players60 min1999
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,615
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Quick Cups
2–4 players15 min2013
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,617
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
2–4 players30–45 min2019
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,618
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Guilds of Cadwallon
2–4 players30 min2013
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,619
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Super Fantasy: Ugly Snouts Assault
1–6 players90 min2013
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,622
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Starving Artists
1–4 players30–60 min2017
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,623
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Living Planet
2–4 players30–120 min2019
Complexity 3.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,625
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Animal Upon Animal: Balancing Bridge
2–4 players15 min2010
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,627
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Junk Art Revolution
2–6 players30 min2025
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,629
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Venetia
2–4 players75–90 min2013
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,630
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Mage Knight Dungeons
2–4 players60 min2002
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,631
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Crossing Oceans
2–4 players60–90 min2022
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,632
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Greylune
2–4 players45–90 min2026
Complexity 3.0/5
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- BGG rank
- BGG #5,632
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Minecraft Explorers
1–4 players15–60 min2024
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,633
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Unlock!: Short Adventures – The Awakening of the Mummy
1–6 players30–45 min2022
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,634
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Natives
2–4 players20–40 min2017
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,635
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Hoplite: Warfare in the Greco-Persian Age 5th-4th Century BC
1–4 players60–480 min2014
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,637
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Gipsy King
2–5 players30 min2007
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,639
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Dungeon Run
1–6 players60 min2011
Complexity 2.2/5
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