- BGG rating
- 8.0
Carson City: Big Box
1–6 players90–180 min2015
Complexity 3.2/5
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
- 8.0
Stone Age: Anniversary
2–4 players60–90 min2018
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rating
- 7.6
In the Year of the Dragon: 10th Anniversary
2–5 players75–100 min2017
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Carcassonne Big Box 5
2–8 players40 min2014
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Tokyo Highway
2–4 players30 min2018
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Gentes: Deluxified Edition
1–4 players75–120 min2018
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Carcassonne: 10 Year Special Edition
2–5 players45 min2011
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Snowdonia: Deluxe Master Set
1–5 players30–90 min2019
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Orléans: Deluxe Edition
2–5 players90 min2015
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Fresco: Big Box
2–4 players60 min2014
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rating
- 8.7
Thunder Road: Vendetta – Maximum Chrome
2–5 players45–75 min2023
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Escape: The Curse of the Temple – Big Box
1–6 players10 min2014
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rating
- 8.1
51st State: Ultimate Edition
1–4 players75 min2023
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Bohnanza: 25th Anniversary Edition
2–7 players45 min2022
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rating
- 8.9
Anachrony: Infinity Box
1–4 players30–120 min2020
Complexity 4.0/5
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Neta-Tanka: Deluxe Edition
1–5 players60–90 min2019
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Tokaido: Collector's Edition
2–5 players45 min2015
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rating
- 8.2
The Quacks of Quedlinburg: MegaBox
2–5 players45–60 min2021
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rating
- 8.3
El Grande: Decennial Edition
2–5 players90 min2006
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Creature Comforts (Kickstarter Edition)
1–5 players45 min2022
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rating
- 7.4
20 Strong: Nemesis Core Set
1–3 players40–60 min2026
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Pirates of Penryn
2–5 players45–120 min2018
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rating
- 9.2
Aqueducks
1–6 players60–120 min2026
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rating
- 5.4
Kapital!
2–5 players60–120 min2019
Complexity 1.3/5
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