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Best 8-player card games
The best 8-player card games are Codenames XXL, The Resistance Avalon and Citadels Classic — the top-rated of 309 8-player card games in the MeeplePick database, led by Codenames XXL (2015) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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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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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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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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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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AdventureElder Sign (2011)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingCitadels (2016)2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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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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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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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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AdventureShadow Hunters (2005)4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Action / DexterityJungle Speed (1997)2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingMascarade (2013)2–13 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameSet! (1988)1–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameTimeline Inventions (2010)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Action / DexterityGhost Blitz (2010)2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameCards Against Humanity For Her (2009)4–30 players · 30 min · ★ 5.9
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BluffingTwo Rooms and a Boom (2013)6–30 players · 7–20 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameThe Great Dalmuti Dungeons & Dragons (1995)4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingUltimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GamePit (1903)3–8 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.4
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Expansion for Base-gameBANG! Dodge City (2004)3–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingHuman Punishment Social Deduction 2.0 (2018)4–16 players · 15–90 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameApples to Apples (1999)4–10 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8
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Card GameTimeline Historical Events (2011)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameStick 'Em (1993)3–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameTimeline General Interest (2012)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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BluffingDetective Club (2018)4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameTimeline Science and Discoveries (2011)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameIlluminati (1987)2–8 players · 60–180 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameLoot (1992)2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
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Card GameTortuga 1667 (2017)2–9 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameTimeline Music & Cinema (2013)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Abstract StrategySequence (1982)2–12 players · 10–30 min · ★ 6.0
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Card GameUNO (1971)2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 5.4
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Card GameJoking Hazard (2016)3–10 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.4
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Card GameSnake Oil (2010)3–10 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameUnstable Unicorns (2017)2–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.3
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BluffingGood Cop Bad Cop (2014)4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameLegend of the Five Rings (1995)2–8 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingUltimate Werewolf Deluxe Edition (2014)5–75 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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Quick card 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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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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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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Action / DexterityJungle Speed (1997) 2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingMascarade (2013) 2–13 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameSet! (1988) 1–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 8-player card game?
- Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated 8-player card game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. The Resistance Avalon and Citadels Classic round out the top three.
- How many 8-player card games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 309 8-player card games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.