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.

18,999 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #11,934
BGG rating: 7.2

Fugu

1–4 players25 min2026

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,936
BGG rating: 6.5

Paperclip Railways

2–5 players45 min2011

Complexity 2.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,939
BGG rating: 5.9

Monopoly Millionaire Deal Card Game

2–5 players15 min2012

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,941
BGG rating: 6.4

Favoriten

2–5 players60 min1989

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,943
BGG rating: 6.5

Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena

1–4 players30–45 min2022

Complexity 2.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,945
BGG rating: 6.5

Mamie Moule Maki

2–8 players15–30 min2023

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,946
BGG rating: 6.7

Off the Dead: Chapitre 1 – Morts à Venice Beach

1–4 players45 min2011

Complexity 1.9/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,947
BGG rating: 6.6

Armata Strigoi

2–5 players60–90 min2019

Complexity 2.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,949
BGG rating: 7.4

Faza

1–4 players90–120 min2020

Complexity 2.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,952
BGG rating: 7.3

Nations in Arms: Valmy to Waterloo

2–7 players3000 min2012

Complexity 3.9/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,954
BGG rating: 7.4

Hard Vacuum

2–8 players45 min2000

Complexity 2.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,960
BGG rating: 7.0

Rollet

4 players10 min2014

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,961
BGG rating: 6.8

Ave Cesar

4–7 players60 min2013

Complexity 2.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,962
BGG rating: 6.5

Vampire Village

1–5 players20 min2023

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,964
BGG rating: 7.2

Crop Circles

1–12 players15–25 min2022

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,965
BGG rating: 7.0

Ars Universalis

2–4 players45 min2015

Complexity 2.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,966
BGG rating: 6.0

Co-Mix

3–10 players30 min2014

Complexity 1.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,968
BGG rating: 6.8

It's a Bomb!

2–5 players30 min2022

Complexity 1.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,969
BGG rating: 7.7

Cosmos

1–4 players60–90 min2021

Complexity 3.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,970
BGG rating: 6.5

Treasures of Cibola

2–4 players15–20 min2019

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,972
BGG rating: 6.1

Mad City

1–6 players20–30 min2014

Complexity 1.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,975
BGG rating: 6.4

Bunny Hops

4–16 players20–40 min2021

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,978
BGG rating: 6.2

Igen?

2–6 players30–60 min2018

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,979
BGG rating: 6.6

Knights of Camelot

2–6 players120–240 min1980

Complexity 2.3/5

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