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.

BGG rank: BGG #2,487
BGG rating: 6.8

Catan Histories: Settlers of America – Trails to Rails

3–4 players
120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #2,488
BGG rating: 7.3

Pax Pamir

2–5 players
60–120 min
Complexity 3.7/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #2,489
BGG rating: 7.7

1754: Conquest – The French and Indian War

2–4 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #2,491
BGG rating: 7.6

The Game Makers

1–6 players
60–90 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #2,492
BGG rating: 7.1

Yunnan

2–5 players
90 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #2,493
BGG rating: 7.4

Cuzco

2–4 players
90 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #2,494
BGG rating: 6.3

Taboo

4–10 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1989

BGG rank: BGG #2,496
BGG rating: 6.6

Inkognito

3–5 players
90 min
Complexity 2.2/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #2,497
BGG rating: 7.0

Ground Floor

2–6 players
90–150 min
Complexity 3.7/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #2,499
BGG rating: 6.8

Terra

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #2,501
BGG rating: 7.4

Aqua Garden

1–4 players
40–60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #2,502
BGG rating: 7.3

John Company

1–6 players
90–180 min
Complexity 4.2/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #2,503
BGG rating: 7.1

Seaside

1–5 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #2,504
BGG rating: 6.7

City of Horror

3–6 players
90 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #2,505
BGG rating: 7.5

Kōhaku

1–4 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #2,506
BGG rating: 8.0

Hidden Games Crime Scene: The New Haven Case

1–6 players
90–180 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #2,507
BGG rating: 6.5

Cutthroat Caverns

3–6 players
90 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #2,508
BGG rating: 7.5

Ascension: Realms Unraveled

1–4 players
30 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #2,509
BGG rating: 7.4

La Cuenta

3–8 players
5–15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #2,510
BGG rating: 7.0

Fiesta de los Muertos

4–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #2,514
BGG rating: 7.1

Alice's Garden

1–4 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #2,516
BGG rating: 6.7

Bob Ross: Art of Chill Game

2–4 players
30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #2,517
BGG rating: 7.7

EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Hunt for the Golden Book

1–99 players
45–90 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #2,518
BGG rating: 7.5

Sub Terra II: Inferno's Edge

1–6 players
45–75 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2023

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