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 #30,348
BGG rating: 5.0

The Target

4–12 players
60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #30,360
BGG rating: 5.3

That's What She Said Game

4–10 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #30,384
BGG rating: 4.0

Quarter Horse Racing Game

2–44 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #30,388
BGG rating: 5.2

Weird Things Humans Search For

2–20 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #30,434
BGG rating: 5.3

Win, Lose or Draw

3–8 players
45 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1987

BGG rank: BGG #30,447
BGG rating: 5.1

Limite limite

3–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #30,486
BGG rating: 5.3

MindTrap II

2–10 players
60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
1997

BGG rank: BGG #30,491
BGG rating: 5.1

Cranium Dark

3–99 players
Complexity 1.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #30,506
BGG rating: 5.2

Joe Name It

2–99 players
15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #30,507
BGG rating: 5.5

Chromino

1–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #30,550
BGG rating: 5.3

Blood Wars

2–8 players
90 min
Complexity 2.1/5
1995

BGG rank: BGG #30,574
BGG rating: 4.8

Game of Crowns

4–9 players
45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #30,578
BGG rating: 4.8

Ha! Ha! Moustache

2–99 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #30,609
BGG rating: 4.9

Point Of Law

1–12 players
60 min
Complexity 1.5/5
1972

BGG rank: BGG #30,611
BGG rating: 4.2

Battle of the Sexes

4–99 players
30–90 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #30,666
BGG rating: 5.1

Sweet Existence: A Strange Planet Card Game

4–8 players
15–40 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #30,718
BGG rating: 5.8

Lotería

2–10 players
10 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1887

BGG rank: BGG #30,736
BGG rating: 5.1

Covert Action

4–14 players
20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #30,737
BGG rating: 5.4

Scene It? Harry Potter

2–12 players
60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #30,738
BGG rating: 4.3

What the F*ck?

2–100 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #30,743
BGG rating: 5.2

Relative Insanity

4–12 players
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #30,746
BGG rating: 5.3

DEER LORD!

4–12 players
30–90 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #30,756
BGG rating: 4.7

Black Stories: Das Spiel

3–13 players
20–222 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #30,758
BGG rating: 5.3

Gierki Małżeńskie

2–8 players
45–60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2015

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