- BGG rank
- BGG #2,228
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Drillers
- 1–4 players
- 30–120 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2026
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.
17,774 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,229
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Picture Perfect
- 2–4 players
- 50–90 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,230
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Mamma Mia!
- 2–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 1998
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,231
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Unlock!: Mystery Adventures – The House on the Hill
- 1–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,232
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Samurai Spirit
- 1–7 players
- 20–45 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,233
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Sardegna
- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2005
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,234
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Petrichor
- 1–4 players
- 20–80 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,236
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Rival Restaurants
- 2–6 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,237
- BGG rating
- 8.2
War Room
- 2–6 players
- 120–360 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,238
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Ticket to Ride: First Journey (Europe)
- 2–4 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,239
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Fertility
- 2–4 players
- 25–45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,240
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write
- 1–5 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,242
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Silver
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,243
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Gaslands: Refuelled
- 2–8 players
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,244
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Tsuro of the Seas
- 2–8 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,246
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Timeline: Music & Cinema
- 2–8 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,247
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Unmatched: The Witcher – Steel and Silver
- 2–3 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,248
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Age of War
- 2–6 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2006
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,249
- BGG rating
- 6.8
51st State
- 2–4 players
- 40–90 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,250
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Nimalia
- 2–4 players
- 25–30 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,252
- BGG rating
- 7.6
House of Fado
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,253
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Puzzle Strike: Third Edition
- 2–4 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,254
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Québec
- 2–5 players
- 75 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,255
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Smash Up: The Obligatory Cthulhu Set
- 2–4 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2013
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