- BGG rank
- BGG #7,156
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Beat That!
2–8 players30–90 min2019
Complexity 1.1/5
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.
17,806 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,157
- BGG rating
- 7.1
The Stygian Society
1–4 players60–120 min2020
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,159
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Age of Gods
3–5 players90 min2004
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,160
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Xanadú
2–6 players40–70 min2012
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,161
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Blitz! A World in Conflict
1–5 players30–480 min2015
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,162
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Watch
1–4 players45–60 min2021
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,164
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Qork
3–8 players10–25 min2016
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,166
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Orcs Orcs Orcs
2–4 players45 min2014
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,170
- BGG rating
- 6.5
M.U.L.E. The Board Game
3–4 players90–120 min2015
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,171
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Dungeons of Doria
1–6 players120–240 min2023
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,173
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Vikings on Board
2–4 players30–60 min2016
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,175
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Neptun
3–5 players45 min2014
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,176
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Nessos
3–6 players20 min2018
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,178
- BGG rating
- 6.0
The Number
2–5 players15–20 min2020
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,179
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Thunder in the East
2–4 players480–720 min2018
Complexity 4.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,180
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Snap Ships Tactics
1–4 players30–120 min2023
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,181
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Alpaca
2–4 players30 min2023
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,184
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Barbarossa: Army Group South, 1941
1–4 players240 min1996
Complexity 4.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,186
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Croak!
2–4 players20 min1999
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,189
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Lazer Ryderz
2–4 players30–60 min2017
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,190
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Gladiator
2–6 players15–30 min1981
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,191
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Taverns & Dragons
1–5 players40–60 min2023
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,193
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Hollywood
2–6 players30 min2013
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,195
- BGG rating
- 8.7
Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint
1–4 players60–90 min2024
Complexity 4.0/5
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