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.

1,735 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #31,367
BGG rating: 4.8

Name 5

2–20 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #31,370
BGG rating: 5.5

Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot

2–8 players
45 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2002

BGG rank: BGG #31,372
BGG rating: 4.9

Bucket of Doom

4–20 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #31,384
BGG rating: 5.1

Poker Dice

2–12 players
10 min
Complexity 1.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #31,385
BGG rating: 4.8

New Phone, Who Dis?

3–20 players
30–90 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #31,397
BGG rating: 5.0

Are You the Traitor?

4–10 players
10–30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #31,399
BGG rating: 5.4

We Didn't Playtest This at All

2–10 players
1–10 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #31,409
BGG rating: 4.0

Survivor

4–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2000

BGG rank: BGG #31,412
BGG rating: 5.3

Shit Happens

2–8 players
20–60 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #31,413
BGG rating: 5.2

Monopoly: Star Wars Limited Collector's Edition

2–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
1997

BGG rank: BGG #31,421
BGG rating: 5.5

UNO

2–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1971

BGG rank: BGG #31,455
BGG rating: 4.5

Le Boomb!

2–16 players
5–15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #31,459
BGG rating: 4.6

Bitin' Off Hedz

2–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1996

BGG rank: BGG #31,465
BGG rating: 4.3

Drunk Stoned or Stupid: A Party Game

4–99 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #31,472
BGG rating: 2.3

Global Survival

2–8 players
120–300 min
Complexity 2.1/5
1992

BGG rank: BGG #31,490
BGG rating: 3.6

Snap

2–12 players
10 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1866

BGG rank: BGG #31,494
BGG rating: 4.8

A Question of Scruples

4–12 players
60 min
Complexity 1.4/5
1984

BGG rank: BGG #31,501
BGG rating: 5.1

Mad Gab

2–12 players
45 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1996

BGG rank: BGG #31,504
BGG rating: 3.8

Lotto

2–48 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1530

BGG rank: BGG #31,507
BGG rating: 5.2

Quelf

3–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #31,527
BGG rating: 4.4

Would You Rather...?

3–8 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1998

BGG rank: BGG #31,537
BGG rating: 4.8

MindTrap

2–16 players
60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
1991

BGG rank: BGG #31,538
BGG rating: 3.2

Bunco

2–12 players
45 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1855

BGG rank: BGG #31,539
BGG rating: 5.1

What Do You Meme?

3–20 players
30–90 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2016

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