- BGG rank
- BGG #19,048
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Doolittle & Waite
2–8 players30 min1986
Complexity 1.9/5
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.
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,050
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Caprice
2–4 players20 min1999
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,051
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Built for War: Design, Build, and Destroy World War II Tanks
2–4 players60–90 min2021
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,054
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Godforsaken Scavengers
1–6 players20–45 min2017
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,055
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Quincunx
1–4 players30 min2008
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,056
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Lineage II: The Boardgame
2–5 players45 min2005
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,057
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Expedition Zetta
1–5 players30–180 min2018
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,060
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Terra-017
2–4 players90–120 min2017
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,063
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Mutant Chronicles Warzone Resurrection
2–8 players120 min2013
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,066
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Renaissance Wars
2–4 players45–90 min2015
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,072
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Dungeons of the Oak Dell
1–4 players30–45 min2025
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,074
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Mini Crimes: Like Cat and Mouse
1–8 players30 min2022
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,075
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Zombie Cinema
3–6 players120 min2008
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,079
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Zoned Out
2–4 players30–45 min2020
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,082
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Vira
3 players1818
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,087
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Niwa: Japanischer Garten
2–6 players15 min2025
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,090
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Level 8 Master
2–6 players60 min2016
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,099
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Hitodama
2–4 players40–90 min2024
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,100
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Dragonlance Mage Stones
2–6 players10 min1990
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,103
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Quests & Cannons: The Risen Islands
1–6 players20–120 min2025
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,105
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Last Penguin
3–6 players25 min2023
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,108
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Judge Dredd: I am the Law – Starter Set
2–8 players60–240 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,109
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Rapa Nui
2–3 players30 min2005
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,110
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Capsule Collector
2–4 players15 min2026
Complexity 1.5/5
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