- BGG rank
- BGG #1,891
- BGG rating
- 8.1
1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways
- 3–5 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 4.2/5
- 1998
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.
17,771 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,892
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Dog Park
- 1–4 players
- 40–80 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,893
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Dungeon Fighter: Second Edition
- 1–6 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,894
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Unmatched: Brains and Brawn
- 2–3 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,895
- BGG rating
- 7.0
3 Chapters
- 2–6 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,896
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Minecraft: Builders & Biomes
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,897
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Campy Creatures
- 2–5 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,898
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Kariba
- 2–4 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,899
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Ride the Rails
- 3–5 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,900
- BGG rating
- 7.4
DC Deck-Building Game: Heroes Unite
- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,901
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Dutch Blitz
- 2–4 players
- 1–15 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 1960
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,902
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Escape Tales: The Awakening
- 1–4 players
- 180–360 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,903
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Rune Stones
- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,904
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel! – Kursk 1943
- 1–4 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,905
- BGG rating
- 7.5
The Grand Carnival
- 1–4 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,906
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Amsterdam
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.4/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,907
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Dale of Merchants Collection
- 2–4 players
- 20–60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,909
- BGG rating
- 7.4
First in Flight
- 1–4 players
- 45–75 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,911
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Timeline: General Interest
- 2–8 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,914
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Amyitis
- 2–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2007
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,915
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Kodama: The Tree Spirits
- 2–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,916
- BGG rating
- 6.5
SET
- 1–20 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 1988
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,918
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Circadians: Chaos Order
- 2–5 players
- 120–240 min
- Complexity 3.9/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,919
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Yokai Septet
- 2–4 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2018
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