Best board games for 4 players

Find standalone games supporting 4 players for rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection uses the supported player range; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

24,241 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #1,320
BGG rating: 7.1

Metropolys

2–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #1,321
BGG rating: 7.9

Shallow Sea

1–4 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #1,323
BGG rating: 7.9

Tend

1–6 players
60–90 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #1,324
BGG rating: 6.9

Runebound: Second Edition

2–6 players
120–240 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #1,325
BGG rating: 7.6

Emberleaf

1–5 players
90–120 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #1,326
BGG rating: 7.2

Bad Company

1–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #1,328
BGG rating: 7.1

Cahoots

1–4 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #1,330
BGG rating: 7.0

Mysterium Park

2–6 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #1,331
BGG rating: 6.8

NMBR 9

1–4 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #1,333
BGG rating: 6.9

Mint Works

1–4 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #1,334
BGG rating: 7.1

Merlin

2–4 players
75 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #1,335
BGG rating: 6.9

Nations: The Dice Game

1–4 players
20–40 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #1,337
BGG rating: 7.1

Fields of Green

2–4 players
45 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #1,338
BGG rating: 7.6

The Reckoners

1–6 players
60–100 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #1,339
BGG rating: 7.2

Star Wars: Jabba's Palace – A Love Letter Game

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #1,340
BGG rating: 7.5

Arborea

1–5 players
90–120 min
Complexity 3.7/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #1,344
BGG rating: 6.7

Smash Up

2–4 players
45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #1,345
BGG rating: 7.5

The Initiative

1–4 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #1,347
BGG rating: 7.6

Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit

2–4 players
120 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2000

BGG rank: BGG #1,348
BGG rating: 7.1

Obscurio

2–8 players
40 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #1,349
BGG rating: 7.2

Automobiles

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #1,350
BGG rating: 7.9

Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa

1–4 players
150–180 min
Complexity 4.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #1,351
BGG rating: 6.7

Quarriors!

2–4 players
30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #1,352
BGG rating: 7.0

Via Nebula

2–4 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2016

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