- BGG rank
- BGG #12,028
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dorasure
2–5 players30 min2014
Complexity 1.8/5
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.
17,813 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,029
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Five Points: Gangs of New York
3–5 players75–108 min2013
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,032
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Saga
3–6 players60 min2003
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,033
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Zipang Portable
2–6 players10–20 min2016
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,034
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Labyrinth: Team Edition
2–4 players30–40 min2022
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,035
- BGG rating
- 6.7
The Girl Who Made The Stars
1–4 players60 min2023
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,038
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Battlelands
3–5 players30–60 min2019
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,041
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Crystalla
2–4 players30 min2025
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,042
- BGG rating
- 6.4
milkuro
2–4 players20–30 min2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,043
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Cortex + Challenge
2–6 players10–15 min2018
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,044
- BGG rating
- 6.9
East Indiaman
2–4 players60–90 min2018
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,045
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Kings and Castles
2–4 players90 min2000
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,047
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Widower's Wood: An Iron Kingdoms Adventure Board Game
2–4 players60–120 min2017
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,048
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Freibeuter
2–4 players30–45 min1998
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,050
- BGG rating
- 6.7
1930: The Golden Age of Airlines
2–6 players40–120 min2023
Complexity 3.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,051
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Scotland Yard: The Hunt for Mister X
2–4 players10–20 min2011
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,052
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Pocket Train Game
2–4 players120–180 min2025
Complexity 4.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,054
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Rabbit Rally
2–4 players15 min2016
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,055
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Bug Hunter Sniper!
2–3 players90 min1988
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,056
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Encantados (Second/Third Edition)
2–4 players20–45 min2018
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,057
- BGG rating
- 6.3
X-Code
2–8 players15 min2018
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,058
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Cold Case: A Pinch of Murder
1–4 players60–120 min2021
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,060
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Seagrass
2–4 players30–60 min2026
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,061
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Die Sieben Weisen
3–5 players90 min2002
Complexity 2.4/5
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