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 #17,806
BGG rating: 7.2

Persuasion

3–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #17,807
BGG rating: 6.1

El Maestro

3–8 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #17,812
BGG rating: 6.8

Jabberwocky

1–7 players
15–20 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #17,814
BGG rating: 6.6

Nigoichi

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #17,815
BGG rating: 6.3

The Snitch

4–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #17,817
BGG rating: 6.4

The Only Word: the Party Word Game

1–12 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #17,819
BGG rating: 6.6

Panic in the Air

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

BGG rank: BGG #17,830
BGG rating: 6.0

A Line in the Sand

2–6 players
60–180 min
Complexity 2.8/5
1991

BGG rank: BGG #17,837
BGG rating: 6.5

Mumia: Wyścig w bandażach

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #17,844
BGG rating: 5.9

Bonbons

2–6 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #17,849
BGG rating: 6.6

Kajko i Kokosz: Szkoła Latania

2–6 players
10–15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #17,850
BGG rating: 5.9

Dead Man's Chest

3–8 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #17,851
BGG rating: 6.2

TEG: La Revancha

2–6 players
240 min
Complexity 2.6/5
1990

BGG rank: BGG #17,852
BGG rating: 7.2

King Thief Minister

3–6 players
10–30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #17,856
BGG rating: 5.9

Scene It? Star Trek

2–12 players
30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #17,861
BGG rating: 5.8

Vanished!

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
1990

BGG rank: BGG #17,865
BGG rating: 5.7

Stoner Fluxx

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2003

BGG rank: BGG #17,868
BGG rating: 6.4

Bards Dispense Profanity: A Party Game Based on the Works of William Shakespeare

4–20 players
20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #17,874
BGG rating: 7.6

The Quest for Shangri-La

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #17,878
BGG rating: 7.4

Stein im Brett

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #17,881
BGG rating: 6.3

Cafe Chaos

3–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #17,888
BGG rating: 7.2

Piplus

2–6 players
15–30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #17,890
BGG rating: 7.3

Wicked Christmas

3–6 players
15–90 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #17,896
BGG rating: 6.7

Wolves of Mercia

5–16 players
45 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2019

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