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 #15,421
BGG rating: 6.1

Tiny Laser Heist

3–6 players
30–90 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #15,423
BGG rating: 6.6

Atua

1–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #15,427
BGG rating: 6.8

Anagrams

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
1875

BGG rank: BGG #15,435
BGG rating: 5.8

Game of Quotes: Verrückte Zitate

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #15,437
BGG rating: 8.0

Crayne: Fractured Empire

1–6 players
30–90 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #15,441
BGG rating: 6.4

Tribes

4–8 players
240 min
Complexity 2.1/5
1998

BGG rank: BGG #15,447
BGG rating: 6.0

Simplicity

2–6 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #15,448
BGG rating: 6.9

Draw Your Own Conclusions

3–8 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #15,464
BGG rating: 6.4

Mycology

2–6 players
45–60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #15,474
BGG rating: 6.1

Professor Pünschge

2–7 players
30 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #15,482
BGG rating: 6.6

¡MÍA!

1–6 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #15,494
BGG rating: 5.7

Cat Tower

2–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #15,521
BGG rating: 6.0

Woodland Wizards

2–6 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #15,525
BGG rating: 5.9

Galopp Royal

3–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.6/5
1995

BGG rank: BGG #15,532
BGG rating: 6.5

On the Cards

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #15,534
BGG rating: 8.7

Wizard Community College

3–8 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #15,537
BGG rating: 5.9

Funfair

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #15,538
BGG rating: 7.0

Anomia 2.0

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #15,541
BGG rating: 6.4

Emmerlaüs Duel of Mages

2–10 players
15 min
Complexity 1.9/5
1996

BGG rank: BGG #15,547
BGG rating: 6.1

Monster Derby

2–8 players
20–45 min
Complexity 2.3/5
1994

BGG rank: BGG #15,553
BGG rating: 7.7

Nice to Know! Animals

1–6 players
20–60 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #15,562
BGG rating: 6.3

Strike A Pose

3–14 players
50 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #15,564
BGG rating: 7.2

Vampire: The Masquerade – Blood Feud

4–32 players
120–180 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #15,565
BGG rating: 6.5

Slash: Romance without boundaries

3–9 players
45 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2013

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