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.

18,976 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #4,174
BGG rating: 6.4

Livingstone

2–5 players
35 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #4,175
BGG rating: 7.8

1844/1854

3–7 players
300 min
Complexity 4.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #4,176
BGG rating: 6.7

Bad Bones

1–6 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #4,178
BGG rating: 7.1

The World Cup Game

3–16 players
180 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #4,179
BGG rating: 7.2

Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature

1–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #4,180
BGG rating: 7.4

Daydream

1–5 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #4,181
BGG rating: 7.3

Night Parade of a Hundred Yokai

1–4 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #4,183
BGG rating: 7.2

1906 San Francisco

1–4 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #4,184
BGG rating: 6.7

Panda Panda

2–4 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #4,185
BGG rating: 7.2

American Bookshop

3–5 players
30–50 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #4,186
BGG rating: 6.7

X nimmt!

2–4 players
25 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #4,187
BGG rating: 7.3

1998 ISS

1–4 players
60–90 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #4,188
BGG rating: 7.2

Bardsung

1–5 players
60–90 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #4,189
BGG rating: 7.6

1861: Railways of the Russian Empire & 1867: Railways of Canada

3–6 players
180–360 min
Complexity 3.6/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #4,192
BGG rating: 7.1

Baltimore & Ohio

3–6 players
120 min
Complexity 3.7/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #4,194
BGG rating: 8.1

Gibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development

3–5 players
60–180 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #4,195
BGG rating: 6.3

Rolling America

1–99 players
15 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #4,197
BGG rating: 6.6

Colonia

3–6 players
120 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #4,198
BGG rating: 6.3

String Railway

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #4,199
BGG rating: 6.9

Waddle

2–5 players
15–25 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #4,200
BGG rating: 6.9

Dragoon

2–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #4,201
BGG rating: 6.5

Scarabya

1–4 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #4,202
BGG rating: 6.5

Star Trek: Expeditions

1–4 players
60 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #4,203
BGG rating: 6.7

Dark Souls: The Card Game

1–4 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2018

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