- BGG rank
- BGG #21,701
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Kniffel Master
2–4 players25 min2015
Complexity 1.0/5
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.
17,826 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,702
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Las Mañas del Poder
3–6 players20–40 min2022
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,703
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Sifaka
2–4 players30 min2014
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,704
- BGG rating
- 5.9
SiegeStones
2–4 players20 min2004
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,706
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Moonflight
1–4 players30–90 min2020
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,709
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Anno Domini: Münzen
2–8 players30 min2002
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,712
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Nilo
2–4 players20–30 min2023
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,713
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Cats
2–5 players20–30 min2018
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,717
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Vinyl: Seasons Greetings
2–4 players30–45 min2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,718
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Stake Your Claim
2–6 players15 min1985
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,727
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Rummy 17
2–6 players20 min2016
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,730
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Pie Factory
2–4 players30 min2014
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,731
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Palio
2–6 players30 min2008
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,737
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Captain Future
2–4 players45 min1980
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,738
- BGG rating
- 5.9
The Battle of Red Cliffs
1–9 players30 min2009
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,740
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Mare Nostrum: War in the Mediterranean
2–3 players360–600 min2015
Complexity 3.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,746
- BGG rating
- 6.6
RoboKraft
3–4 players30–45 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,747
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Shot in the Dark: The Ultimate Unorthodox Quiz Game
2–99 players2019
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,749
- BGG rating
- 5.8
TimeLine
2–5 players10 min2003
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,750
- BGG rating
- 6.3
League of Hackers
2–4 players30 min2014
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,751
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Escape the Room: Murder in the Mafia
1–3 players90–120 min2023
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,752
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Somnicum
2–4 players20–60 min2017
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,753
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Badland Wolves
3–5 players30 min2021
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,754
- BGG rating
- 6.4
In Extremis
3–5 players10 min2004
Complexity 1.0/5
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