- BGG rank
- BGG #5,884
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Mining Colony
1–4 players40 min2021
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.
17,805 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,885
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Artistry
1–4 players30–40 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,886
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Utopia
2–5 players60 min2007
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,887
- BGG rating
- 7.6
VENOM Assault
1–5 players60 min2016
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,888
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Panic Lab
2–10 players10–30 min2012
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,889
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Eternitium
1–5 players15–30 min2024
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,890
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Pocket Detective
1–6 players45–60 min2019
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,891
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Die Fiesen 7
2–6 players15–25 min2015
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,893
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Musée
2–4 players30 min2014
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,894
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Cross Bronx Expressway
1–3 players90–180 min2025
Complexity 3.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,895
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Zooloretto Junior
2–5 players30 min2010
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,896
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Pax Illuminaten
1–4 players45–90 min2024
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,897
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Huida de Silver City
1–4 players120 min2013
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,898
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Stonesaga
1–4 players60–120 min2026
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,900
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Star Saga
1–5 players60–120 min2017
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,901
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Machina Arcana
1–4 players150 min2014
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,908
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Space Race
1–5 players45–90 min2021
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,911
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Lagoon: Land of Druids
1–4 players60 min2014
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,912
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Hotel Samoa
3–6 players45–60 min2010
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,914
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Spell Smashers
1–5 players45–60 min2018
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,915
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Shallow Regrets
2–3 players15 min2025
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,918
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Formula 1
2–6 players30–120 min1962
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,919
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Zen Garden
2–4 players30–40 min2020
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,920
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Captain's Log
1–4 players60–240 min2022
Complexity 4.2/5
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