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.

19,004 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #14,627
BGG rating: 6.6

Campaign Trail: The Game of Presidential Elections

2–6 players60 min1983

Complexity 1.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,628
BGG rating: 6.0

Me Want Cookies!

2–5 players10 min2015

Complexity 1.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,629
BGG rating: 5.8

Genji

2–6 players45 min2008

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,630
BGG rating: 7.0

Rabbit Island: Explore, Build, Conquer

2–4 players45–120 min2019

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,631
BGG rating: 6.5

Fief

2–6 players360 min1984

Complexity 3.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,632
BGG rating: 6.9

Processing: A Game of Serving Humanity

3–6 players30 min2019

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,633
BGG rating: 5.9

Battlemist

2–6 players200 min1998

Complexity 3.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,634
BGG rating: 6.9

Walking on the Moon

2–5 players30–45 min2016

Complexity 1.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,640
BGG rating: 7.3

Familiars and Foes

1–5 players20–90 min2023

Complexity 2.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,642
BGG rating: 5.9

Scrimish

2–4 players10–100 min2015

Complexity 1.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,643
BGG rating: 6.6

Obcy

2–7 players60 min1988

Complexity 2.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,645
BGG rating: 6.5

Rise of the Kage

2–4 players60 min2015

Complexity 3.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,646
BGG rating: 6.5

Caty Mini

2–4 players30–45 min2019

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,647
BGG rating: 6.9

Drang Nach Osten!

2–4 players12000 min1973

Complexity 4.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,650
BGG rating: 7.3

Steve Jackson's Munchkin Presents Batman

3–6 players60–120 min2023

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,652
BGG rating: 7.4

La Pétanque

4 players60 min1987

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,655
BGG rating: 7.4

Cubaneo

2–5 players75–120 min2026

Complexity 3.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,658
BGG rating: 6.1

INWO SubGenius

2–4 players120 min1998

Complexity 2.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,661
BGG rating: 6.2

Zefiria

1–4 players30 min2022

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,662
BGG rating: 7.0

Habitopia

1–4 players15–20 min2026

Complexity 1.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,665
BGG rating: 6.0

Heroes Incorporated

2–4 players40–60 min2004

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,668
BGG rating: 8.1

Command at Sea: 4th Edition – War at Sea 1926-1955

1–8 players2008

Complexity 4.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,669
BGG rating: 7.1

Quissama

2–4 players15–45 min2015

Complexity 2.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,670
BGG rating: 6.9

Salami

3–6 players15–60 min2025

Complexity 1.0/5

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