- BGG rank
- BGG #20,902
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Pentos
2–5 players30 min2013
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.
17,825 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,903
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Something Wild! Toy Story
2–4 players15 min2020
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,904
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Quad City Killers
1–6 players90–180 min2021
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,909
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Sail or Die
2–5 players20 min2024
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,910
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Go Big
3–6 players15–20 min2026
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,914
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Chaos in the Kids' Room
2–6 players10 min2006
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,916
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Adventures in Austerion
1–5 players60–180 min2020
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,918
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Red Light Green Light: A Press Your Luck Racing Game
2–4 players15 min2019
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,921
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Nightmares of Sushi
2–6 players15–30 min2023
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,924
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Demonslayer: Siege of Mt. Kunlun
1–4 players120 min2014
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,926
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Cocoons
2–4 players20 min2025
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,927
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Sonic the Hedgehog: Crash Course
2–4 players30–45 min2018
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,929
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Petris
2–3 players10–15 min2021
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,930
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Tridom
2–6 players60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,931
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Nasi Lemak: The Game
2–5 players15–30 min2023
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,934
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Murder of a Millionaire
1–99 players120 min2021
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,940
- BGG rating
- 6.5
I'm Kind of a Big Dill
2–10 players20–30 min2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,941
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Pitagoras
2–6 players20 min2023
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,942
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Arrivée
2–5 players120 min2011
Complexity 3.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,943
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Vikingjarl
2–4 players60 min2020
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,944
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Timberland
2–4 players30 min1989
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,945
- BGG rating
- 5.9
S'quarrels: A Game of Absolute Nuts
2–6 players20 min2007
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,946
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Dark Matter
2–4 players15–45 min2015
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,948
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Babylon 5 Component Game System: Core Sets
2–4 players120 min1997
Complexity 2.9/5
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