- BGG rank
- BGG #6,912
- BGG rating
- 6.6
ESSEN The Game: SPIEL'13
2–5 players75 min2014
Complexity 2.8/5
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.
17,806 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,913
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Waterloo 1815: Fallen Eagles
1–3 players60–720 min2015
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,914
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Yeti
2–5 players20–40 min2016
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,917
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Creationary
3–8 players30–60 min2009
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,919
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Pillars of Heracles
1–4 players90–120 min2025
Complexity 3.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,920
- BGG rating
- 6.9
1714: The Case of the Catalans
2–5 players120 min2014
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,921
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Guatemala Café
2–4 players45–60 min2006
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,924
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Bebop
2–4 players45–60 min2024
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,926
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Autumn Harvest: A Tea Dragon Society Card Game
2–4 players30–60 min2020
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,927
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Pilgrim
1–4 players60–150 min2022
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,928
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Bees: The Secret Kingdom
2–6 players10–30 min2019
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,929
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Agents of SMERSH: Epic Edition
1–4 players90–120 min2022
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,930
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Baltic Empires: The Northern Wars of 1558-1721
2–5 players120–360 min2026
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,932
- BGG rating
- 7.4
The Fog: Escape from Paradise
1–4 players45–75 min2024
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,936
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Afternova
3–6 players30–60 min2020
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,937
- BGG rating
- 7.0
On the Rocks
1–4 players45–90 min2021
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,938
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Jupiter Rescue
2–7 players30–60 min2013
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,939
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Aridnyk
1–4 players40–60 min2024
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,940
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Splitter
1–12 players15 min2021
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,941
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Valda
2–5 players60–150 min2019
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,942
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Meduris: Der Ruf der Götter
2–4 players75 min2016
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,943
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Snow Time
3–5 players20–40 min2018
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,946
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Trailblazer: The Arizona Trail
1–4 players40–160 min2025
Complexity 3.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,948
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Boomerang
3–5 players30 min2010
Complexity 1.5/5
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