- BGG rank
- BGG #8,148
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Beasts
2–5 players20–30 min2025
Complexity 1.5/5
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 #8,149
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Gardens of Babylon
1–4 players60 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,150
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Jubako
2–4 players20–30 min2020
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,151
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Haunt the House
2–5 players30–40 min2018
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,152
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Think Str8!
2–4 players60 min2015
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,153
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Scrutineyes
2–8 players30 min1992
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,154
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Blue Max: World War I Air Combat
2–6 players90 min2013
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,155
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Barbarian Kingdoms
2–6 players30–90 min2024
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,156
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Monster Match
2–6 players10 min2018
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,157
- BGG rating
- 7.5
3 Tricky Pigs
3–5 players30–60 min2025
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,158
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Frontline: D-Day
1–4 players60 min2010
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,160
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Cosmic Wimpout
2–7 players20 min1975
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,161
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Yonder
1–4 players60–90 min2026
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,162
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Nightmarium
2–5 players10–30 min2014
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,163
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Shadows of Brimstone: Valley of the Serpent Kings
1–4 players90–180 min2023
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,165
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Achtung: Spitfire! – WWII Air Combat Over Europe 1940-1943
1–10 players240 min1995
Complexity 4.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,166
- BGG rating
- 6.1
War on Terror: The Boardgame
3–6 players120 min2006
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,168
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Firepower
1–6 players60 min1984
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,169
- BGG rating
- 6.5
The Color Monster
2–5 players25 min2018
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,170
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Arctic
2–4 players20–40 min2024
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,171
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Die Siedler von Catan: Junior
3–4 players30 min2007
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,173
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Ubongo! Junior
2–4 players20 min2012
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,174
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Brass Empire
1–5 players30–60 min2016
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,175
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Masters of Crime: Vendetta
1–6 players120–240 min2021
Complexity 2.0/5
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