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 #15,789
BGG rating: 6.1

Mensch ärgere Dich nicht: Das Kartenspiel

2–4 players30 min2014

Complexity 1.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,790
BGG rating: 7.1

Build Up

2–6 players30 min2014

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,792
BGG rating: 6.7

RIP

2–5 players15 min2023

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,793
BGG rating: 7.6

Reyes de la rosca

2–6 players10–30 min2025

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,797
BGG rating: 7.1

Zaibatsu

2–4 players120 min2010

Complexity 2.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,799
BGG rating: 6.8

Volta

2–4 players5 min2003

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,801
BGG rating: 6.4

Lupos

1–5 players30 min2020

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,804
BGG rating: 6.6

Energie Poker

2–4 players60 min1980

Complexity 2.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,805
BGG rating: 8.2

Black It Out

1–100 players10–30 min2020

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,807
BGG rating: 6.2

Tomb Raider Collectible Card Game

1–4 players45 min1999

Complexity 2.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,811
BGG rating: 6.6

Ponkotsu Factory

2–5 players15–30 min2014

BGG rank: BGG #15,813
BGG rating: 6.0

That's Not Lemonade

2–6 players10 min2018

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,816
BGG rating: 8.0

Crayne: Fractured Empire

1–6 players30–90 min2021

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,817
BGG rating: 6.6

Cookie Run: Kingdom The Board Game

2–4 players30–60 min2023

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,820
BGG rating: 6.3

Kniffel Extreme

2–4 players20 min2011

Complexity 1.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,821
BGG rating: 6.6

Splut!

2–4 players20 min2009

Complexity 2.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,823
BGG rating: 6.6

Leylines

2–6 players45–60 min2025

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,825
BGG rating: 5.8

Monstrous

2–10 players15–30 min2016

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,826
BGG rating: 7.8

Sakura Dice

2–6 players40–60 min2025

Complexity 2.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,827
BGG rating: 7.0

When Lions Sailed

2–4 players240 min2011

Complexity 2.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,828
BGG rating: 6.9

Mephisto: The Card Game

1–4 players20–40 min2018

Complexity 1.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,829
BGG rating: 6.8

Aliens: Hadley's Hope

2–6 players60–90 min2018

Complexity 2.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,830
BGG rating: 6.8

Lynx

2–5 players45–60 min2024

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #15,832
BGG rating: 7.5

CGT: Card Game Traders

2–4 players20–45 min2023

Complexity 2.5/5

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