- BGG rank
- BGG #7,263
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Micro Cosmos
1–4 players40–90 min2023
Complexity 2.9/5
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.
17,806 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,265
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Smart10: Family
2–8 players20 min2021
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,266
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Such a Thing?
2–8 players30 min1989
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,267
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Fire of Eidolon
1–6 players30–40 min2017
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,268
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Suspects: Claire Harper, Eternal Investigator
1–6 players60–90 min2022
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,269
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Davy Jones' Locker: The Kraken Wakes
1–5 players60–180 min2023
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,270
- BGG rating
- 6.5
The Mystic Wood
2–4 players60 min1980
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,273
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Yavalath
2–3 players10 min2007
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,274
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Triangulation
3–8 players10–20 min2026
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,275
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Pirates of the High Teas
1–4 players30–45 min2026
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,276
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Spurs: A Tale in the Old West
3–5 players90 min2014
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,279
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Eriantys
2–4 players30 min2021
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,280
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Twisted Cryptids
2–4 players60 min2025
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,281
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Sunflower Valley
2–5 players45–60 min2017
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,282
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Futuropia
1–4 players90 min2018
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,284
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Disc Duelers
2–21 players45 min2013
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,285
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Ylandyss
2–4 players60–90 min2015
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,286
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Maps of Misterra
1–4 players45–60 min2023
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,287
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Tomb: Cryptmaster
2–6 players120 min2009
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,288
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Zoo Break
2–5 players30–45 min2019
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,290
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Dead Man's Cabal
2–4 players60 min2019
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,291
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Château Aventure
2–10 players30 min2018
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,292
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Umbrella
1–4 players30 min2024
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,293
- BGG rating
- 6.1
The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Mordor
2–4 players20 min2015
Complexity 1.5/5
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