Best board games for 4 players

Find standalone games recommended for 4 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

18,965 games

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #3,029
BGG rating: 6.8

Avenue

1–10 players
15 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #3,030
BGG rating: 6.8

El Capitán

2–5 players
75 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #3,031
BGG rating: 6.5

Pack & Stack

3–6 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #3,032
BGG rating: 6.7

Verräter

3–4 players
60 min
Complexity 2.6/5
1998

BGG rank: BGG #3,033
BGG rating: 7.6

[kosmopoli:t]

4–8 players
6 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #3,034
BGG rating: 6.5

Boomtown

3–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #3,035
BGG rating: 7.4

Bloodstones

1–6 players
60–180 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #3,036
BGG rating: 6.8

Doomlings

2–6 players
20–45 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #3,038
BGG rating: 6.6

Harvest Dice

2–4 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #3,039
BGG rating: 6.7

One Night Ultimate Vampire

3–10 players
10 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #3,040
BGG rating: 6.5

Trash Pandas

2–4 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #3,041
BGG rating: 6.8

Letter Tycoon

2–5 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #3,042
BGG rating: 6.8

Don't Mess with Cthulhu

4–6 players
1–30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #3,043
BGG rating: 6.9

Constantinopolis

2–5 players
90 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #3,044
BGG rating: 7.1

Motor City

1–5 players
45 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #3,045
BGG rating: 7.2

Fate of the Elder Gods

1–4 players
30–90 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #3,046
BGG rating: 7.4

ORBIT

2–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #3,047
BGG rating: 6.7

Expeditions: Around the World

2–6 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
1996

BGG rank: BGG #3,048
BGG rating: 6.4

Epic Card Game

2–4 players
20–40 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #3,049
BGG rating: 7.2

Vampire: The Masquerade – Vendetta

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #3,050
BGG rating: 7.0

Dokmus

2–4 players
20–40 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #3,051
BGG rating: 6.5

Timeline

2–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #3,052
BGG rating: 7.3

Lords of Ragnarok

1–4 players
90–180 min
Complexity 3.8/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #3,053
BGG rating: 6.5

Sushizock im Gockelwok

2–5 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2008

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