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 #16,055
BGG rating: 8.0

Navíos de Línea: Trafalgar 1805

2–60 players
120–240 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #16,056
BGG rating: 6.0

Split

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #16,058
BGG rating: 6.5

Mare Mediterraneum

2–6 players
240 min
Complexity 3.0/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #16,065
BGG rating: 7.2

[Come on] Let's Quiz Again

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #16,073
BGG rating: 7.9

Colosseum: The Grand Spectacle

1–6 players
60–90 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #16,079
BGG rating: 6.5

Zumos: On the Rocks

1–6 players
15–25 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #16,080
BGG rating: 6.4

Revelations

2–8 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #16,082
BGG rating: 6.1

Very Bad Lands: T-Rex

3–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #16,083
BGG rating: 6.5

Murder Party Pocket: The Curtain Falls

1–6 players
60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #16,096
BGG rating: 7.6

Order Overload: Burgers

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #16,101
BGG rating: 6.5

Spanish Main

1–6 players
90 min
Complexity 2.8/5
1984

BGG rank: BGG #16,104
BGG rating: 6.7

Chicken Heist

3–8 players
15–45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #16,115
BGG rating: 7.5

Castle Von Loghan

1–8 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #16,119
BGG rating: 5.9

Jump Gate

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #16,120
BGG rating: 6.7

Cycling Party

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #16,121
BGG rating: 6.2

Flußpiraten

3–6 players
90 min
Complexity 2.0/5
1990

BGG rank: BGG #16,126
BGG rating: 6.0

Doggy Bag

2–6 players
20–45 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #16,134
BGG rating: 6.2

Det dårlige selskab

3–16 players
30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #16,136
BGG rating: 6.0

Pirates!

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #16,142
BGG rating: 6.5

Finger weg!

3–8 players
45 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #16,155
BGG rating: 7.1

Le Grand Empire

2–7 players
300 min
Complexity 3.6/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #16,163
BGG rating: 6.7

The Pirate's Flag

3–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #16,169
BGG rating: 6.2

The Vibe

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

BGG rank: BGG #16,186
BGG rating: 7.2

Zombie World

3–9 players
120–240 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2019

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