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.

5,668 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #9,307
BGG rating: 6.6

Smug Owls

3–15 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #9,308
BGG rating: 6.1

Bongo!

2–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2000

BGG rank: BGG #9,309
BGG rating: 7.0

Someone Has Died

3–6 players
25–45 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #9,320
BGG rating: 6.3

Trainmaker

1–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #9,322
BGG rating: 6.6

Piggy Piggy

2–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #9,323
BGG rating: 6.8

Word on the Street Junior

2–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #9,325
BGG rating: 6.6

Sixto

1–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #9,327
BGG rating: 6.7

Nautilus Industries

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #9,329
BGG rating: 6.9

The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged

2–6 players
15–30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,336
BGG rating: 6.3

Dobro

2–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,341
BGG rating: 7.0

Subjective

3–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #9,344
BGG rating: 6.6

One Card Wonder

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,348
BGG rating: 5.9

Nature Fluxx

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #9,350
BGG rating: 7.1

Imagine Famille

3–8 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #9,355
BGG rating: 6.2

Pot de Vin

3–6 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #9,357
BGG rating: 6.6

The Sheep Race

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #9,362
BGG rating: 6.3

Clue: Treachery at Tudor Mansion

1–6 players
90 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,363
BGG rating: 6.5

Jungle Speed: Rabbids

2–10 players
15 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #9,368
BGG rating: 6.4

Devil Take the Hindmost

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
1991

BGG rank: BGG #9,379
BGG rating: 7.7

Citytrip Brugge

1–6 players
20–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,381
BGG rating: 6.1

Legends of the Three Kingdoms

2–10 players
40 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #9,387
BGG rating: 6.5

Doodle Rush

3–6 players
10–15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #9,403
BGG rating: 6.3

Locke & Key: The Game

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #9,405
BGG rating: 6.6

Quando

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

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