- BGG rank
- BGG #8,285
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Unstable Unicorns: Control
2–8 players30–45 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
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 #8,286
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace
1–4 players60–90 min2021
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,287
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Card City XL
1–4 players15–45 min2017
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,288
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Black Powder: Second Edition
2–120 players120–360 min2009
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,289
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dark Dealings
1–6 players15–20 min2016
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,290
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Aegean Sea
2–5 players30–60 min2023
Complexity 3.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,292
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Mini-Mutabo
3–6 players25–45 min2019
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,295
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Catan: Family Edition
3–4 players60–90 min2012
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,296
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Studies in Sorcery
1–4 players30–60 min2021
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,297
- BGG rating
- 6.7
The Best of Chronology
2–8 players30 min1997
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,299
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Signal
2–6 players10–20 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,300
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Alhambra: The Red Palace
2–6 players45–60 min2023
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,301
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Ivor the Engine
3–5 players60 min2014
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,303
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Cubed: Next Level Dominoes
1–11 players20–120 min2023
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,304
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Minecart Town
1–4 players30–45 min2024
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,305
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Element: Silver
2–4 players30–60 min2019
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,307
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Ultra Tiny Epic Kingdoms
1–5 players30–45 min2016
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,308
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Ciúb
2–4 players45 min2014
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,309
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Upwords
2–4 players90 min1982
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,310
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Kairo
2–4 players45 min2012
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,311
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Golem Arcana
2–8 players45 min2014
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,312
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Shock! Knights & Poisons
3–5 players30 min2020
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,313
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Plague & Pestilence
2–6 players15–45 min1993
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,314
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Costume Party Detective
2–6 players30 min2018
Complexity 1.2/5
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