- BGG rank
- BGG #6,974
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Five Cucumbers
2–6 players25 min2013
Complexity 1.3/5
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 #6,975
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Sherlock: Don's Legacy
1–8 players60 min2019
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,977
- BGG rating
- 6.4
The Little Orchard
1–4 players10 min2004
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,978
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Wiraqocha
2–4 players60 min2011
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,979
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Enemy in Sight
2–8 players120 min1988
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,980
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Dice Conquest
1–4 players30 min2022
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,983
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Schoko & Co.
2–4 players180 min1987
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,984
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Grimslingers
1–6 players15–90 min2015
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,986
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Pick a Pen: Gardens
2–4 players30 min2023
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,989
- BGG rating
- 7.7
The Smoky Valley
2–4 players150–180 min2022
Complexity 4.2/5
- Ask about the rules
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,990
- BGG rating
- 6.3
The Swarm
2–4 players75 min2008
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,991
- BGG rating
- 7.1
CATsle Builders
3–5 players30–40 min2023
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,992
- BGG rating
- 6.4
The Dutch Golden Age
3–4 players60 min2008
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,994
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Water Lily
2–4 players20 min2010
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,995
- BGG rating
- 7.5
21Moon
2–5 players150–210 min2020
Complexity 3.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,997
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Superstore 3000
2–4 players30–45 min2024
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,998
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Railway Rivals
2–6 players90 min1979
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,999
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Barbarossa: Kiev to Rostov, 1941
1–4 players240 min2008
Complexity 4.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,000
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Make the Difference
2–4 players15–30 min2022
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,002
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Knit Wit
2–8 players15 min2016
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,003
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game
1–6 players60–180 min2025
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,005
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Ratzzia
2–5 players30 min2019
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,006
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Zeus on the Loose
2–5 players15 min2006
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,007
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Aventuria: Chalices of Power
1–6 players45–180 min2025
Complexity 2.9/5
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