Best 8-player board games

The top-rated games that play well with 8 players, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 804 games. Codenames XXL leads the list (light complexity).

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Party Game (368)Card Game (309)Deduction (138)Humor (128)Bluffing (115)Fantasy (70)Word Game (68)Negotiation (65)Trivia (65)Real-time (64)Dice (63)Action / Dexterity (61)Fighting (59)Science Fiction (58)Racing (55)Wargame (54)

Top picks for 8 players

Card GameCodenames XXL (2015)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureEldritch Horror (2013)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingThe Resistance Avalon (2012)
5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
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MiniaturesMemoir '44 (2004)
2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingCitadels Classic (2000)
2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingDer Widerstand (2009)
5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureArkham Horror (2005)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)
1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameSushi Go Party! (2016)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingSecret Hitler (2016)
5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
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DeductionDecrypto XL (2018)
3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8
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DeductionCaptain Sonar (2016)
2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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FantasyCartographers A Roll Player Tale (2019)
1–100 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingDeception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)
2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameDixit Odyssey (2011)
3–12 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
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MazeRoboRally (1994)
2–8 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.1
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AnimalsCamel Up (2014)
2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0
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HumorTelestrations (2009)
4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureElder Sign (2011)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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American WestBANG! The Dice Game (2013)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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RacingFormula D (2008)
2–10 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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ExplorationMagic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingSpyfall (2014)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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Abstract StrategyTsuro (2004)
2–8 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7
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Action / DexterityPitchCar (1995)
2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureIncan Gold (2005)
3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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BluffingCitadels (2016)
2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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DeductionConcept (2013)
4–12 players · 40 min · ★ 6.8
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)
1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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AncientAdvanced Civilization (1991)
2–8 players · 360–480 min · ★ 8.0
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AnimalsCamel Up (Second Edition) (2018)
3–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameAwkward Guests (2016)
1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameMonikers (2015)
4–16 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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Party GameWavelength (2019)
2–12 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5
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Abstract StrategyRicochet Robots (1999)
1–99 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameSpot it! (2009)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameLove Letter Premium (2016)
2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.5
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RacingSteampunk Rally (2015)
2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.2
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RacingFormula De (1997)
2–10 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0
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HumorTime's Up! (1999)
4–18 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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Action / DexterityFlick 'em Up! (2015)
2–10 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9
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HumorTime's Up! Title Recall! (2008)
4–18 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingWerewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)
8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingCitadels The Dark City (2004)
2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingPoker (1810)
2–10 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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EconomicSidereal Confluence Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant (2017)
4–9 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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Quick games for 8 players (30 minutes or less)

Card GameCodenames XXL (2015)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingThe Resistance Avalon (2012)
5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingDer Widerstand (2009)
5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameSushi Go Party! (2016)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingDeception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)
2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameDixit Odyssey (2011)
3–12 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
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AnimalsCamel Up (2014)
2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0
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HumorTelestrations (2009)
4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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American WestBANG! The Dice Game (2013)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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ExplorationMagic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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Easy-to-learn games for 8 players

Card GameCodenames XXL (2015)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingThe Resistance Avalon (2012)
5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingDer Widerstand (2009)
5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameSushi Go Party! (2016)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
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BluffingSecret Hitler (2016)
5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
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DeductionDecrypto XL (2018)
3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8
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FantasyCartographers A Roll Player Tale (2019)
1–100 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingDeception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)
2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameDixit Odyssey (2011)
3–12 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
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AnimalsCamel Up (2014)
2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0
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