The best board games for exactly three players 2023

Looking for a game that you can play with three players? The games on this list are either designed purely for three players or can be played especially well in threes. Included are cooperative board games for 3, classic games for 3 (e.g. Skat, role-playing games for three, board games for 3 adults, card games for 3 and many more games that can be played very well in threes.

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List of the best games 2023 that can (also) be played by three players:

Enclosed now is our list of the best board games for exactly 3 people that you can buy 2023:

This list was last updated on November 27, 2023. We compared 315 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. TEAM3 GREEN

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    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

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    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  2. Anno Domini: Seefahrer & Flieger

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    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  3. The Mysterious Magical Lake

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  4. Kobold

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!25€ atAmazon.de
  5. Exploding Minions

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  6. We Didn't Playtest This Either with Blue Deck and Dice Are Fun Expansions

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    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  7. Star Trek: Ascendancy

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    • 3 Players
    • 180 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  8. Blindes Huhn extrem

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    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Blindes Huhn extrem

    • YouTube Review for the game "Blindes Huhn extrem" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  9. Triumph & Tragedy: European Balance of Power 1936-1945

    All details for the board game Triumph & Tragedy: European Balance of Power 1936-1945 and similar games
    • 2 - 3 Players
    • 240 - 360 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  10. Anno Domini: Kunst

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    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  11. Familiar's Trouble

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    • 3 Players
    • 15 - 30 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Familiar's Trouble

    • YouTube Review for the game "Familiar's Trouble" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  12. Who's the Dude?

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    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

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    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 16+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  13. Maria

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    Nominated for 4 awards.

    🔥 Deal: 14% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

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    • 2 - 3 Players
    • 210 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Hard to learn
    🔥 Great price!35€ atAmazon.de
  14. Chimera

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    • 3 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Chimera

    • YouTube Review for the game "Chimera" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  15. Risk: Star Wars – Original Trilogy Edition

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 120 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  16. WobBally

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  17. Unlock!: Heroic Adventures – Hinunter in den Kaninchenbau

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  18. Panda Monium

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    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  19. Top Promoter

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    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 35 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  20. Pizza Theory

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    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

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    • 2 - 3 Players
    • 10 - 15 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  21. Churchill

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    Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.

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    • 1 - 3 Players
    • 60 - 300 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  22. Monopoly: Stranger Things

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    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 120 - 480 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  23. Whot

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  24. Trieste

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    Nominated for 2 awards.

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    • 3 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  25. Wise Guys

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    • 3 - 4 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  26. Quartermaster General: The Cold War

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    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 90 - 120 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty

    Video reviews for Quartermaster General: The Cold War

    • YouTube Review for the game "Quartermaster General: The Cold War" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Quartermaster General: The Cold War" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  27. Top & Down

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  28. Abilene

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    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  29. Skat

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    • 3 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  30. The End of the Triumvirate

    All details for the board game The End of the Triumvirate and similar games
    • 2 - 3 Players
    • 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Medium difficulty

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