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 #3,374
BGG rating: 6.6

Slide Quest

1–4 players
15–45 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #3,375
BGG rating: 6.8

Priests of Ra

2–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #3,379
BGG rating: 6.3

Star Fluxx

2–6 players
10–40 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #3,380
BGG rating: 7.1

Ave Roma

2–5 players
45–120 min
Complexity 3.7/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #3,382
BGG rating: 7.2

Comet

2–4 players
45–75 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #3,384
BGG rating: 7.1

Cursed Court

2–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #3,385
BGG rating: 7.2

Race to the Raft

1–4 players
40–60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #3,388
BGG rating: 7.0

LUZ

3–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #3,389
BGG rating: 6.5

Cloud 9

3–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #3,390
BGG rating: 7.0

Prussian Rails

3–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #3,391
BGG rating: 7.1

Prehistory

2–4 players
60–120 min
Complexity 3.9/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #3,394
BGG rating: 6.5

Android: Mainframe

2–4 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #3,395
BGG rating: 6.7

Robin Hood and the Merry Men

1–5 players
60–90 min
Complexity 3.6/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #3,396
BGG rating: 7.5

Strike of the Eagle

2–4 players
60–240 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #3,397
BGG rating: 6.9

Trekking the National Parks

2–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #3,398
BGG rating: 8.0

Wings of Glory: WW1 Rules and Accessories Pack

1–117 players
30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #3,399
BGG rating: 7.1

The A.R.T. Project

1–6 players
40 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #3,401
BGG rating: 6.5

Spaceteam

3–6 players
5 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #3,402
BGG rating: 6.6

Koryŏ

2–4 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #3,403
BGG rating: 7.4

Talon

2–6 players
60–90 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #3,406
BGG rating: 6.7

Deep Blue

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #3,407
BGG rating: 7.7

Wizard: Jubiläumsedition

3–6 players
45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #3,410
BGG rating: 6.5

Ivanhoe

2–5 players
20–60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2000

BGG rank: BGG #3,411
BGG rating: 6.4

Saint Malo

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2012

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