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.

18,968 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #3,768
BGG rating: 7.1

Archer: Once You Go Blackmail...

2–4 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #3,769
BGG rating: 7.9

Forest Shuffle: Smoky Mountains

2–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #3,770
BGG rating: 7.5

Through Ice & Snow

1–4 players
45–90 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #3,771
BGG rating: 6.9

Advanced Heroquest

1–5 players
120 min
Complexity 2.9/5
1989

BGG rank: BGG #3,772
BGG rating: 6.6

Blank Slate

3–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #3,773
BGG rating: 6.7

Santa Cruz

2–4 players
45 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #3,776
BGG rating: 6.9

Dark Tower

1–4 players
90 min
Complexity 1.8/5
1981

BGG rank: BGG #3,777
BGG rating: 7.3

Merchants of Magick: A Set a Watch Tale

1–8 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #3,778
BGG rating: 6.7

Welcome to Dino World

2–75 players
40–70 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #3,781
BGG rating: 6.4

Dark Souls: The Board Game

1–4 players
90–120 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #3,782
BGG rating: 8.6

League of Dungeoneers

1–4 players
90–180 min
Complexity 4.2/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #3,783
BGG rating: 6.5

Gambit Royale

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #3,784
BGG rating: 7.3

Adventure Games: The Grand Hotel Abaddon

1–4 players
270 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #3,785
BGG rating: 7.4

1861: The Railways of the Russian Empire

3–6 players
180–360 min
Complexity 4.2/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #3,786
BGG rating: 7.0

Cupcake Empire

2–4 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #3,787
BGG rating: 6.8

Hippocrates

1–4 players
90–120 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #3,788
BGG rating: 7.8

Little Alchemists

2–4 players
20–40 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #3,789
BGG rating: 7.4

Trekking the World: Second Edition

1–5 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #3,790
BGG rating: 7.9

The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth

2–5 players
20 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #3,791
BGG rating: 8.0

Labyrinth: Chronicles

2–4 players
20–60 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #3,793
BGG rating: 6.6

King of 12

2–4 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #3,794
BGG rating: 7.1

Xi'an: Terracotta Army

2–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #3,795
BGG rating: 7.0

Findorff

1–5 players
75 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #3,798
BGG rating: 6.9

Aurum

3–4 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2023

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