3-player games / Industry / Manufacturing

Best 3-player industry / manufacturing board games

The top-rated industry / manufacturing board games that play well with 3 players, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 151 games. Terraforming Mars leads the list (medium complexity).

Top industry / manufacturing board games for 3 players

Terraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
Brass Birmingham (2018)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7
Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
Brass Lancashire (2007)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
A Feast for Odin (2016)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
Le Havre (2008)
1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9
Food Chain Magnate (2015)
2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1
Underwater Cities (2018)
1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1
Russian Railroads (2013)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
Barrage (2019)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
Lisboa (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
Ora et Labora (2011)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
Vinhos Deluxe Edition (2016)
1–4 players · 60–135 min · ★ 8.2
Kanban Driver's Edition (2014)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
The Manhattan Project (2012)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4
Heaven & Ale (2017)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6
The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
Power Grid Deluxe Europe\/North America (2014)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
Kanban EV (2020)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8
Indonesia (2005)
2–5 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.9
Nippon (2015)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
Automobile (2009)
3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3
Vinhos (2010)
2–4 players · 60–135 min · ★ 7.5
The Great Zimbabwe (2012)
2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8
Pipeline (2019)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
Roads & Boats (1999)
1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7
Villagers (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
Hallertau (2020)
1–4 players · 50–140 min · ★ 8.2
Spyrium (2013)
2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1
Shipyard (2009)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3
Container (2007)
3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
Mint Works (2017)
1–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 7.0
Arkwright (2014)
2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
Tinners' Trail (2008)
3–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
City of the Big Shoulders (2019)
2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
Power Grid Factory Manager (2009)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
Brew Crafters (2013)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
Age of Industry (2010)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4
Fantastic Factories (2019)
1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5
Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! (2018)
3–5 players · 75–90 min · ★ 7.7
Planet Steam (2008)
2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.1
Automania (2015)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
Agra (2017)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
Kraftwagen V6 Edition (2015)
2–4 players · 75 min · ★ 7.3
Crisis (2016)
1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.6
Factory Fun (2006)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
Sentient (2017)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.2
High Frontier 4 All (2020)
1–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 8.7

Quick industry / manufacturing board games for 3 players (30 minutes or less)

Mint Works (2017)
1–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 7.0
Xenon Profiteer (2015)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
Mint Delivery (2017)
1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.3
Lovelace & Babbage (2019)
2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.8
Hollywood (2013)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
Robot Master (2008)
1–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4
Lemonade Stand (2012)
2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 5.9
Gum Gum Machine (2015)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8
Wolsung The Boardgame (2008)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5