- BGG rank
- BGG #9,906
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Cat Box
2–5 players15–30 min2015
Complexity 1.6/5
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 #9,908
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Hungry Hamsters
1–6 players10 min2020
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,909
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Tales & Games: The Pied Piper
2–5 players20 min2016
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,910
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Infernal Contraption
2–4 players20–60 min2007
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,911
- BGG rating
- 6.0
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
2–6 players120 min1986
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,913
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Iron Tide: Panzers in the Ardennes
2–4 players360 min2003
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,914
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Fluff
2–4 players20–30 min2018
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,915
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Wings of Glory: Tripods & Triplanes
2–99 players45 min2018
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,917
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Cardline: Dinosaurs
2–8 players15 min2014
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,918
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Steel Arena: Friday Night Robot Fight
2–4 players30–60 min2016
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,919
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Coney
1–4 players20–35 min2024
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,920
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Side Quest
1–4 players20–120 min2016
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,921
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Heckmeck Junior
2–5 players20 min2010
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,925
- BGG rating
- 8.3
ASHES: Blackout Protocol
1–4 players60–120 min2026
Complexity 3.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,926
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Prague Unseen
1–4 players120 min2026
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,928
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Zero to 100
2–12 players15–20 min2022
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,932
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Cheez-Tricks
2–5 players30–40 min2024
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,933
- BGG rating
- 7.2
The Convicted
1–4 players45–900 min2014
Complexity 3.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,936
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Samoa
2–4 players25 min2020
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,937
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Philosophia: Floating World
1–6 players45–75 min2021
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,939
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood
2–4 players30–90 min2025
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,941
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Fast Forward: FORTUNE
3–5 players15 min2018
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,942
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Walk the Dogs
2–5 players30 min2004
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,944
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Munchkin Shakespeare Deluxe
3–6 players60–120 min2017
Complexity 2.0/5
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