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 #15,129
BGG rating: 5.9

Cat & Chocolate

3–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #15,139
BGG rating: 6.4

The Broadway Game

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 2.3/5
1981

BGG rank: BGG #15,140
BGG rating: 6.2

Ticket Gagnant

2–6 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #15,141
BGG rating: 6.6

21X

1–6 players
2–15 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #15,150
BGG rating: 6.2

Tails on Fire

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #15,161
BGG rating: 6.6

Strategy I: Strategic Warfare 350BC to 1984

2–8 players
360 min
Complexity 3.1/5
1971

BGG rank: BGG #15,168
BGG rating: 6.3

Scrap Racer

2–6 players
20–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #15,169
BGG rating: 6.9

That's You!

4–8 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #15,172
BGG rating: 6.8

Victim: The Cursed Forest

2–6 players
45–90 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #15,175
BGG rating: 5.8

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Interactive VCR Board Game – A Klingon Challenge

3–6 players
60 min
Complexity 1.7/5
1993

BGG rank: BGG #15,194
BGG rating: 6.5

Holy Roman Empire

2–6 players
240 min
Complexity 2.6/5
1984

BGG rank: BGG #15,195
BGG rating: 6.8

Der Wanderzirkus

1–6 players
30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #15,201
BGG rating: 6.0

Mascotas

2–8 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #15,202
BGG rating: 7.1

Story Box: Adventures

2–8 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #15,203
BGG rating: 7.8

Floodlands

1–6 players
30–50 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #15,212
BGG rating: 6.7

Lords of the Spanish Main

2–8 players
120 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #15,224
BGG rating: 6.3

Slap .45

3–7 players
20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #15,228
BGG rating: 6.3

Yogi Guru

3–10 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #15,237
BGG rating: 7.2

Treasure of the Dwarves

3–8 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #15,239
BGG rating: 6.2

Master Dater

3–6 players
20–45 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #15,263
BGG rating: 6.8

M.O.R.P.H.O.

3–9 players
20–30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #15,269
BGG rating: 6.3

Passengers

4–8 players
30–50 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #15,271
BGG rating: 5.9

You Robot

4–10 players
20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #15,291
BGG rating: 6.4

Give Me Five

4–9 players
15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2013

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