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 #15,851
BGG rating: 7.6

Warzone: Universe Under Siege

2–8 players
90–240 min
Complexity 3.6/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #15,865
BGG rating: 6.1

Olympicards

2–7 players
20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #15,866
BGG rating: 7.1

NICE TRY: The Challenge Party Game

4–8 players
60–90 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #15,870
BGG rating: 6.3

Critters Below

1–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #15,871
BGG rating: 7.1

Warlord

2–8 players
90 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #15,875
BGG rating: 6.3

Downsize

2–6 players
10–40 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #15,882
BGG rating: 7.5

Payback

2–6 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #15,886
BGG rating: 6.1

Fortune

3–8 players
180 min
Complexity 2.2/5
1976

BGG rank: BGG #15,891
BGG rating: 7.4

Meow Heist

3–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #15,896
BGG rating: 6.8

Got It!

2–8 players
20 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #15,900
BGG rating: 6.3

The End Is Nigh

2–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #15,907
BGG rating: 6.9

Race Pace

1–8 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #15,908
BGG rating: 6.2

Alice in Wordland

3–8 players
10–25 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #15,910
BGG rating: 5.7

Pictionary Air

3–12 players
15–60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #15,912
BGG rating: 6.8

Red Dragon

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #15,917
BGG rating: 6.0

Provincia Romana

2–6 players
90 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #15,919
BGG rating: 7.3

Amass

1–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #15,920
BGG rating: 5.9

Gammarauders

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 2.2/5
1987

BGG rank: BGG #15,927
BGG rating: 6.5

Quickpick: Island of Monster Masks

3–8 players
Complexity 1.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #15,929
BGG rating: 5.7

Gear & Piston

2–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #15,934
BGG rating: 6.6

International Movie Maker

2–6 players
90 min
Complexity 1.4/5
1968

BGG rank: BGG #15,935
BGG rating: 6.9

Imperial Governor & Strategos

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 2.2/5
1979

BGG rank: BGG #15,937
BGG rating: 6.5

Crime Story: Berlin

1–6 players
60–90 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #15,955
BGG rating: 7.7

Regency

2–6 players
20–40 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2021

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