- BGG rank
- BGG #2,392
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Poetry for Neanderthals
- 2–12 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2020
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.
18,961 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,393
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Harbour
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,394
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Anomia: Party Edition
- 3–6 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,397
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Resurgence
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,398
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Kolejka
- 2–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,399
- BGG rating
- 7.2
The Red Dragon Inn 3
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,400
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Pyramid of Pengqueen
- 2–5 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2008
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,401
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Moon
- 1–5 players
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,402
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Hamlet: The Village Building Game
- 1–4 players
- 25–100 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,403
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Steel Driver
- 3–6 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2008
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,404
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Regicide Legacy
- 1–4 players
- 20–60 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,405
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Legends of Andor: The Last Hope
- 2–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,407
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Warhammer: Diskwars
- 2–4 players
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,408
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Riichi Mahjong
- 3–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 1920
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,409
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Santa's Workshop (Second Edition)
- 2–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,410
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Balderdash
- 2–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 1984
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,411
- BGG rating
- 6.7
5 Towers
- 2–5 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,412
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Dragonwood
- 2–4 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,413
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Unmatched: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 2–4 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,414
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Spring Meadow
- 1–4 players
- 15–60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,415
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Nine Tiles Panic
- 2–5 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,416
- BGG rating
- 7.2
On the Underground: London / Berlin
- 2–5 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,417
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Emberheart
- 2–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,418
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Zapotec
- 1–4 players
- 60–75 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2022
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