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.

5,675 games

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #17,651
BGG rating: 6.2

15 Dias: The Spanish Golden Age

2–8 players
60 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #17,653
BGG rating: 6.1

Animals Frightening Night!

4–10 players
5–20 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #17,663
BGG rating: 6.5

Monsters vs. Heroes: Volume 2 – Cthulhu Mythos

2–8 players
10–30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #17,666
BGG rating: 6.7

Monster-Bande

2–8 players
25 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #17,669
BGG rating: 5.8

Mia

2–12 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
600

BGG rank: BGG #17,681
BGG rating: 6.5

Apropos of Board Games

1–8 players
5 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #17,687
BGG rating: 7.3

Yashima: Legends from Fairytale

2–6 players
30–120 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #17,707
BGG rating: 6.0

Pitch&Plakks

1–20 players
10–180 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #17,713
BGG rating: 7.2

Der letzte Panther

3–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
1995

BGG rank: BGG #17,729
BGG rating: 6.7

Onami

2–6 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #17,735
BGG rating: 6.0

Exodus: Paris Nouveau

4–6 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #17,736
BGG rating: 6.2

Strange Vending Machine

3–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #17,737
BGG rating: 6.8

La casa delle mannaie

3–7 players
15–30 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #17,742
BGG rating: 7.8

Crusoe's Planet

3–8 players
180 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #17,744
BGG rating: 5.7

Dancing Dice

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #17,756
BGG rating: 6.3

Pitstop

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #17,757
BGG rating: 7.6

Sodalis

2–6 players
20–60 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #17,758
BGG rating: 6.6

Ransom

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
1994

BGG rank: BGG #17,759
BGG rating: 6.6

Anno Domini: Essen & Trinken

2–8 players
30 min
2016

BGG rank: BGG #17,761
BGG rating: 6.9

Gnomic Parliament

4–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #17,769
BGG rating: 6.1

Droll

2–6 players
25 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #17,775
BGG rating: 5.9

Tchin Tchin

4–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #17,783
BGG rating: 7.3

Pet Quartet

2–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #17,784
BGG rating: 7.0

Arctic Race

2–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2020

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