Best board games for 6 players

Find standalone games recommended for 6 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

5,673 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #14,877
BGG rating: 7.4

Cyrano

3–9 players
20–60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #14,883
BGG rating: 6.0

Maloney's Inheritance

3–6 players
45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #14,885
BGG rating: 6.4

Too Many Cooks

2–6 players
20 min
2022

BGG rank: BGG #14,887
BGG rating: 6.6

Olympus Fluxx

2–6 players
5–30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #14,891
BGG rating: 7.2

Flapjack Flipout

2–6 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #14,892
BGG rating: 6.8

Absolute Balderdash

4–99 players
2007

BGG rank: BGG #14,893
BGG rating: 6.8

Stockmarket

2–6 players
90 min
Complexity 2.5/5
1987

BGG rank: BGG #14,899
BGG rating: 6.2

Dicke Kartoffeln

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 3.3/5
1989

BGG rank: BGG #14,912
BGG rating: 6.6

Task Team

3–18 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #14,914
BGG rating: 6.7

Anno Domini: Showbizz

2–8 players
30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #14,915
BGG rating: 6.2

Make You Gunfighters

3–7 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #14,918
BGG rating: 6.2

Kemps

4–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #14,922
BGG rating: 6.6

Hunch!

3–6 players
40–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #14,923
BGG rating: 6.4

Days of Decision II: Global Political Conflict – 1936-1939

2–7 players
300 min
Complexity 3.7/5
1994

BGG rank: BGG #14,934
BGG rating: 6.3

Stak Bots

2–6 players
10 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #14,937
BGG rating: 6.4

Before There Were Stars...

3–6 players
40–60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #14,941
BGG rating: 6.7

Hot & Cold

3–8 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #14,943
BGG rating: 6.2

Gods' Gambit

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #14,945
BGG rating: 7.2

Lasalle

2–6 players
120–180 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #14,946
BGG rating: 7.4

Blackbrim: 1876

1–6 players
120–240 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #14,948
BGG rating: 7.3

Kriegbot

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #14,951
BGG rating: 6.3

Double Ditto

4–99 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #14,956
BGG rating: 6.2

Minion Hunter

1–6 players
60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
1992

BGG rank: BGG #14,960
BGG rating: 7.1

Never Bring a Knife

4–8 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2020

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