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 #29,507
BGG rating: 4.3

Last Man Standing

2–8 players
120 min
Complexity 2.3/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #29,508
BGG rating: 4.7

The Original Tiny Hands Challenge Game

4–10 players
Complexity 1.0/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #29,538
BGG rating: 5.5

SmileyFace

4–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #29,546
BGG rating: 4.6

Slide in the DMs

3–20 players
30–90 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #29,555
BGG rating: 5.2

Smart Ass: The Card Game

2–99 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #29,597
BGG rating: 5.5

Imaginiff

3–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1998

BGG rank: BGG #29,620
BGG rating: 5.4

Incohearent

2–20 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #29,626
BGG rating: 4.8

Мафия

6–20 players
40 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #29,629
BGG rating: 5.5

Black Stories: Mystery Edition

2–15 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #29,702
BGG rating: 5.5

Alchemy!

2–8 players
45 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #29,707
BGG rating: 4.7

Mage Master

2–8 players
240 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #29,709
BGG rating: 4.6

Tue Fourre Marie... et pire encore!

3–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #29,710
BGG rating: 5.2

Funny Bones

4–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1968

BGG rank: BGG #29,720
BGG rating: 5.1

Cranium Cards

2–99 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #29,722
BGG rating: 4.5

La Criatura

2–15 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #29,749
BGG rating: 5.5

Свинтус (Svintus)

2–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #29,755
BGG rating: 4.4

Wordsmithery

2–99 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #29,776
BGG rating: 5.2

Cul-De-Sac Conquest

2–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #29,815
BGG rating: 5.3

Si, Oscuro Padrino!

4–11 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #29,859
BGG rating: 4.5

Anera's Arena

2–12 players
30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #29,887
BGG rating: 5.5

Scene It?: The DVD Movie Game

2–12 players
30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2002

BGG rank: BGG #29,902
BGG rating: 5.0

Rotten Apples

2–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #29,915
BGG rating: 5.5

Get the MacGuffin

2–11 players
5–10 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #29,932
BGG rating: 4.9

Koala

3–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2006

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