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.

18,980 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #5,481
BGG rating: 7.0

Successors: The Battles for Alexander's Empire (First/Second Edition)

3–4 players60–240 min1997

Complexity 3.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,484
BGG rating: 7.7

Wild Blue Yonder

1–8 players15–180 min2017

Complexity 2.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,485
BGG rating: 7.1

Cascadia Junior

2–4 players15–30 min2025

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,486
BGG rating: 6.4

Kaivai

3–4 players120 min2005

Complexity 3.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,488
BGG rating: 6.8

An Age Contrived

1–5 players90–120 min2024

Complexity 3.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,489
BGG rating: 7.5

Flip Voyage

1–4 players45 min2026

Complexity 2.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,490
BGG rating: 6.5

Focus

2–4 players45 min1963

Complexity 2.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,491
BGG rating: 6.9

That Escalated Quickly

2–8 players15 min2024

Complexity 1.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,492
BGG rating: 6.7

Graenaland

3–5 players90 min2006

Complexity 3.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,494
BGG rating: 6.2

Elevenses

2–4 players30 min2013

Complexity 1.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,497
BGG rating: 6.3

Brikks

1–4 players20–30 min2018

Complexity 1.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,498
BGG rating: 6.9

Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game

1–4 players60–90 min2020

Complexity 2.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,499
BGG rating: 6.1

13 Dead End Drive

2–4 players45 min1993

Complexity 1.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,500
BGG rating: 6.9

Águeda: City of Umbrellas

1–5 players20–40 min2024

Complexity 1.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,501
BGG rating: 6.0

Dungeon!

1–8 players30–60 min1975

Complexity 1.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,503
BGG rating: 6.6

Sumeria

3–4 players30–60 min2009

Complexity 2.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,504
BGG rating: 8.1

Congress of Vienna

1–4 players90–360 min2025

Complexity 4.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,505
BGG rating: 6.3

Brew Crafters: Travel Card Game

2–4 players30 min2014

Complexity 1.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,506
BGG rating: 7.1

Bastille

3–4 players60 min2018

Complexity 2.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,507
BGG rating: 6.7

Spike

2–4 players60 min2014

Complexity 2.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,509
BGG rating: 6.4

Sherlock: Death on the 4th of July

1–8 players40–60 min2018

Complexity 1.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,510
BGG rating: 6.5

Kaosball: The Fantasy Sport of Total Domination

2–4 players30–60 min2014

Complexity 2.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #5,511
BGG rating: 6.2

10' to Kill

2–4 players10–15 min2015

Complexity 1.7/5

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