Best board games for 8 players

Find standalone games supporting 8 players for rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection uses the supported player range; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

3,607 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #7,871
BGG rating: 7.5

Day of Days: The Invasion of Normandy 1944

2–8 players
240–2160 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #7,876
BGG rating: 6.2

Party Alias

4–24 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #7,890
BGG rating: 6.9

Circus Imperium

2–12 players
120 min
Complexity 2.1/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #7,894
BGG rating: 6.1

Timeline: Star Wars

2–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #7,895
BGG rating: 6.9

What Were You Thinking?

4–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1998

BGG rank: BGG #7,912
BGG rating: 7.9

Dungeon Crusade: Book I – Genesis of Evil

1–12 players
180–600 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #7,940
BGG rating: 6.6

Destination X

2–10 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #7,965
BGG rating: 6.8

Salvation Road

1–8 players
45–75 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #7,996
BGG rating: 6.2

Kittin

2–8 players
3–15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #7,997
BGG rating: 5.8

Aye, Dark Overlord! The Red Box

4–16 players
30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #8,013
BGG rating: 6.7

One Night Ultimate Super Villains

3–10 players
10 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #8,015
BGG rating: 6.6

Streams

1–99 players
10 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #8,018
BGG rating: 6.3

New Salem

3–8 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #8,020
BGG rating: 6.3

Scream: The Game

3–8 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #8,057
BGG rating: 6.2

Crazy Circus

1–10 players
20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2002

BGG rank: BGG #8,070
BGG rating: 6.3

Penny Papers Adventures: Skull Island

1–99 players
20 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #8,085
BGG rating: 6.5

Samurai: Game of Politics and Warfare in Feudal Japan

2–8 players
180 min
Complexity 2.6/5
1978

BGG rank: BGG #8,091
BGG rating: 8.1

Gem Getter Pro

1–99 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #8,112
BGG rating: 6.6

Scrutineyes

2–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
1992

BGG rank: BGG #8,123
BGG rating: 7.5

Achtung: Spitfire! – WWII Air Combat Over Europe 1940-1943

1–10 players
240 min
Complexity 4.1/5
1995

BGG rank: BGG #8,137
BGG rating: 6.6

Anno Domini: Deutschland

2–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2002

BGG rank: BGG #8,158
BGG rating: 6.7

Trophies

2–30 players
5–15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #8,170
BGG rating: 6.2

Donner Dinner Party

4–10 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #8,175
BGG rating: 7.9

Check Your 6!

2–12 players
120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2007

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