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 #16,413
BGG rating: 6.7

MeowMeow Mia

5–10 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #16,414
BGG rating: 6.9

TrisTristisTigris

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #16,421
BGG rating: 6.3

I'm Stuck in the Lift

3–8 players
10–15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #16,422
BGG rating: 6.4

Digsaw

1–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #16,427
BGG rating: 6.6

Drachensachen

2–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #16,438
BGG rating: 7.4

We Were Brothers

1–6 players
120–300 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #16,439
BGG rating: 6.0

Red Empire

3–6 players
90 min
Complexity 1.6/5
1990

BGG rank: BGG #16,442
BGG rating: 6.8

Top Ten Quiz

4–14 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #16,443
BGG rating: 7.5

Spectrum

3–8 players
15–60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #16,446
BGG rating: 7.2

Cat Fluxx

1–6 players
10–30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #16,450
BGG rating: 7.8

The Rules With No Name

2–99 players
30 min
Complexity 2.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,455
BGG rating: 6.3

Top Secret

3–10 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #16,462
BGG rating: 6.1

Black Stories 5

2–15 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #16,468
BGG rating: 7.0

Veld Railroads

3–6 players
120 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2003

BGG rank: BGG #16,472
BGG rating: 6.1

Emergence: A Game of Teamwork and Deception

3–6 players
35–90 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #16,475
BGG rating: 6.5

Context

3–8 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #16,477
BGG rating: 6.1

Junkyard Races

2–8 players
120 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2003

BGG rank: BGG #16,479
BGG rating: 7.0

Anomia: Pop Culture

2–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #16,481
BGG rating: 5.8

Warlock

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
1980

BGG rank: BGG #16,485
BGG rating: 7.9

AEGIS Combining Robots: Second Ignition

1–6 players
25–120 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #16,487
BGG rating: 7.5

Snowp

2–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #16,491
BGG rating: 6.4

Pictionary: Party Edition

2–10 players
60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
1989

BGG rank: BGG #16,496
BGG rating: 6.5

Windup War

2–6 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #16,507
BGG rating: 5.9

Shrimp

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2012

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