Best board games for 8 players

Find standalone games recommended for 8 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

1,732 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #29,157
BGG rating: 5.3

Mercante in Fiera

5–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
1755

BGG rank: BGG #29,161
BGG rating: 4.9

Vem i rummet

3–99 players
15–45 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #29,162
BGG rating: 5.5

Mafia

7–22 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #29,168
BGG rating: 5.5

Falling

4–8 players
5 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1998

BGG rank: BGG #29,186
BGG rating: 5.4

Bugs & Co

2–8 players
5 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #29,226
BGG rating: 5.5

Blurt!

3–12 players
60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
1992

BGG rank: BGG #29,237
BGG rating: 5.6

Poo: The Card Game

2–8 players
5–15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #29,239
BGG rating: 4.8

Bible Pictionary

3–16 players
90 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1987

BGG rank: BGG #29,277
BGG rating: 5.4

Best of TriBond

2–15 players
60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #29,283
BGG rating: 4.8

"SHOTGUN!": The Road Trip Game

2–99 players
30–480 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #29,295
BGG rating: 5.0

Tatort Tonne

2–10 players
15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #29,339
BGG rating: 5.4

Scene It? TV

2–12 players
30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #29,344
BGG rating: 5.2

Mad QUAO

3–8 players
10 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #29,380
BGG rating: 5.3

Toss Your Cookies

3–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #29,400
BGG rating: 4.5

Brin de Jasette

3–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #29,418
BGG rating: 5.4

Pictionary Junior

3–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #29,443
BGG rating: 4.7

Over Under Game

2–99 players
Complexity 1.0/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #29,466
BGG rating: 5.2

UnNatural Selection

3–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #29,472
BGG rating: 5.4

Pick Your Poison

3–10 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #29,477
BGG rating: 5.4

Bubble Talk

3–8 players
25 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #29,485
BGG rating: 4.9

Porca Miseria

3–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #29,501
BGG rating: 5.0

Black Stories Junior: Green Stories

2–15 players
2–222 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #29,504
BGG rating: 5.5

Family Feud

2–9 players
30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1977

BGG rank: BGG #29,505
BGG rating: 4.4

1776: The Birth Of A Nation

2–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
1974

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