Best 1-player board games

The top-rated games that play well with 1 player, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 1,354 games. Gloomhaven leads the list (medium-heavy complexity).

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Top picks for 1 players

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  • Gloomhaven (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8

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  • Terraforming Mars (2016)

    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4

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  • Scythe (2016)

    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Agricola (2007)

    1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Wingspan (2019)

    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Great Western Trail (2016)

    1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3

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  • Spirit Island (2017)

    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4

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  • Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)

    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Viticulture Essential Edition (2015)

    1–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Mage Knight Board Game (2011)

    1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Gaia Project (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5

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  • Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)

    1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8

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  • Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Everdell (2018)

    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1

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  • A Feast for Odin (2016)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Eldritch Horror (2013)

    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Le Havre (2008)

    1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Nemesis (2018)

    1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4

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  • Star Wars Imperial Assault (2014)

    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0

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  • The 7th Continent (2017)

    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Kingdom Death Monster (2015)

    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6

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  • Clans of Caledonia (2017)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)

    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Sagrada (2017)

    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Architects of the West Kingdom (2018)

    1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Troyes (2010)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Arkham Horror (2005)

    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3

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  • The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)

    1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018)

    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Underwater Cities (2018)

    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)

    1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Aeon's End (2016)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Suburbia (2012)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Maracaibo (2019)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3

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  • Legendary A Marvel Deck Building Game (2012)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Chronicles of Crime (2018)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Too Many Bones (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4

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  • The Gallerist (2015)

    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Agricola Revised Edition (2016)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0

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  • The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)

    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Imperial Settlers (2014)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3

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  • Paladins of the West Kingdom (2019)

    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.1

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  • That's Pretty Clever! (2018)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6

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Quick games for 1 players (30 minutes or less)

Easy-to-learn games for 1 players