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.

19,007 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #18,439
BGG rating: 6.4

Trivial Pursuit: Genus Edición III (Spain)

2–6 players60 min2005

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,440
BGG rating: 6.1

Pictionary (2013 edition)

2–4 players10–30 min2013

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,441
BGG rating: 6.3

Schäferstündchen

2–6 players20–30 min2015

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,443
BGG rating: 6.0

Pyramidion

2–4 players60 min2012

Complexity 2.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,444
BGG rating: 6.1

Tricky Bid

2–4 players30 min2011

Complexity 1.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,445
BGG rating: 6.4

Keepers

3–8 players15–30 min2022

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,446
BGG rating: 6.5

Tahiti

2–4 players45 min1995

Complexity 2.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,449
BGG rating: 6.6

Ernesto Capybara

2–6 players30 min2025

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,450
BGG rating: 6.5

Interstellar Mayhem

2–6 players30 min2010

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,451
BGG rating: 6.3

Talkin' Tango

4–8 players60 min2000

Complexity 1.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,452
BGG rating: 5.6

Labyrinth: The Card Game

2–6 players30 min2000

Complexity 1.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,453
BGG rating: 6.5

Beneath Nexus

3–6 players60–90 min2016

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,454
BGG rating: 6.3

Eureka!

1–5 players10–15 min2017

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,455
BGG rating: 7.2

Contract

2–5 players30–50 min2018

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,456
BGG rating: 5.9

SCAPE

3–14 players5–20 min2015

Complexity 1.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,457
BGG rating: 6.0

Auf Kurs

2–6 players60 min1987

Complexity 2.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,459
BGG rating: 6.1

Monster Café

2–4 players20 min2013

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,464
BGG rating: 7.4

Born to Serve

2–5 players60 min2019

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,465
BGG rating: 6.5

Das Maß aller Dinge

2–6 players20 min2018

Complexity 1.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,467
BGG rating: 5.9

Daddy Cool

2–6 players20 min2004

Complexity 1.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,468
BGG rating: 7.7

Reindeer Races

2–4 players20 min2010

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,469
BGG rating: 6.6

Monopoly Chance

2–4 players20 min2023

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,470
BGG rating: 6.7

Guillotine

4 players120 min1983

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #18,471
BGG rating: 7.1

Merchants of Sky Islands

2–4 players45–50 min2024

Complexity 1.5/5

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