- BGG rank
- BGG #2,454
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Viking See-Saw
- 2–4 players
- 10 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2021
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 #2,455
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Avalon: The Riven Veil
- 2–4 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 2026
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,456
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Eurorails
- 2–6 players
- 180–240 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 1990
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,457
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Core Set
- 1–4 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,458
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Edo
- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,462
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Rise to Nobility
- 1–6 players
- 25–150 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,464
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Votes for Women
- 1–4 players
- 60–75 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,465
- BGG rating
- 7.3
HeroQuest Advanced Quest
- 2–5 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 1990
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,466
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Oros
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,467
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Cthulhu Realms
- 2–4 players
- 25–45 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,468
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Shamans
- 3–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,469
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Forge War
- 1–4 players
- 60–180 min
- Complexity 3.8/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,473
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Hues and Cues
- 3–10 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,476
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Bios: Genesis
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 4.4/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,478
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Archaeology: The Card Game
- 2–4 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2007
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,479
- BGG rating
- 7.1
A Game of Thrones Catan: Brotherhood of the Watch
- 3–4 players
- 60–75 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,480
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Ratzia
- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2004
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,482
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Café Baras
- 2–4 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,484
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Legendary: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
- 1–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,485
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Um Reifenbreite
- 2–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 1979
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,486
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Wild: Serengeti
- 1–4 players
- 45–120 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,487
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Catan Histories: Settlers of America – Trails to Rails
- 3–4 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,490
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Pax Pamir
- 2–5 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,491
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Yunnan
- 2–5 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2013
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