- BGG rating
- 8.8
Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition
1–5 players150 min2018
Complexity 4.7/5
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.
17,836 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Hansa Teutonica: Big Box
3–5 players45–90 min2020
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Puerto Rico
2–5 players90–150 min2011
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Ticket to Ride: 10th Anniversary
2–5 players30–60 min2014
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Carcassonne Big Box 6
2–6 players35 min2017
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Alhambra: Big Box
2–6 players60 min2009
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Istanbul: Big Box
2–5 players40–90 min2018
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Ticket to Ride: Europe – 15th Anniversary
2–5 players30–60 min2021
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Rococo: Deluxe Edition
1–5 players60–120 min2020
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rating
- 8.8
Everdell: The Complete Collection
1–6 players40–120 min2022
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Port Royal: Big Box
1–5 players20–50 min2022
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rating
- 8.2
El Grande Big Box
2–5 players90 min2015
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Suburbia: Collector's Edition
1–5 players90 min2019
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Marvel Dice Throne
2–6 players20–40 min2022
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Ultimate Railroads
1–4 players90–120 min2021
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Arctic Scavengers: Base Game+HQ+Recon
1–5 players45–60 min2015
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Dice Throne: Season One Rerolled
2–6 players20–40 min2020
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Tyrants of the Underdark: Board Game
2–4 players90 min2021
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Carcassonne: 20th Anniversary Edition
2–5 players35 min2021
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Galaxy Trucker: Anniversary Edition
2–5 players60–120 min2012
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rating
- 8.7
Trickerion: Collector's Edition
1–4 players60–180 min2019
Complexity 4.5/5
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Machi Koro: Deluxe Edition
2–5 players30 min2015
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Notre Dame: 10th Anniversary
2–5 players45–75 min2017
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Everdell: Collector's Edition
1–4 players40–80 min2018
Complexity 2.9/5
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