- BGG rank
- BGG #5,640
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Almadi
2–5 players30–45 min2021
Complexity 2.1/5
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 #5,641
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Catan: Ancient Egypt
3–4 players75 min2014
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,642
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Vivid Memories
2–4 players30–45 min2022
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,643
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Bios: Mesofauna
1–4 players90–120 min2022
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,644
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Risk: The Lord of the Rings
2–4 players120 min2002
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,647
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Masters of the Night
1–5 players60–120 min2021
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,648
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Road Kill Rally
3–6 players90 min2010
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,649
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Dead Man's Doubloons
2–6 players45 min2018
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,653
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Go Away Monster!
2–4 players10–15 min1997
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,656
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Space Lab
1–4 players20–30 min2025
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,658
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Paperback: 10th Anniversary Edition
1–5 players25–60 min2024
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,659
- BGG rating
- 7.3
JamSumo
2–4 players30 min2014
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,660
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Maximum Apocalypse: Wasted Wilds
1–4 players45–90 min2023
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,661
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Time of Empires
2–4 players45–60 min2022
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,662
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Eselsbrücke
3–12 players30–45 min2011
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,663
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Star Wars Villainous: Scum and Villainy
2–3 players50 min2023
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,665
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Anno 1503
2–4 players90 min2003
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,666
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Bid Coin
3–4 players30–40 min2024
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,667
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Go Nuts!
2–4 players15 min2008
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,668
- BGG rating
- 6.5
B-Sieged: Sons of the Abyss
1–6 players60–90 min2016
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,669
- BGG rating
- 6.6
In the Name of Odin
2–5 players45–60 min2016
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,671
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Fall of Lumen
1–4 players80–150 min2024
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,672
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Dollars to Donuts
1–4 players30–45 min2021
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,674
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Twilight Imperium: Second Edition
2–6 players240 min2000
Complexity 3.5/5
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