What is the best 3-player environmental board game?

Terraforming Mars (2016) is the highest-rated 3-player environmental board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 68,412 ratings. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 and Spirit Island round out the top three.

How many 3-player environmental board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 85 3-player environmental board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

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Best 3-player environmental board games

The best 3-player environmental board games are Terraforming Mars, Pandemic Legacy Season 1 and Spirit Island — the top-rated of 85 3-player environmental board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Terraforming Mars (2016) at 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Terraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
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Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6
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Spirit Island (2017)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4
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Dominant Species (2010)
2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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Pandemic Legacy Season 2 (2017)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1
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Takenoko (2011)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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Barrage (2019)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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PARKS (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9
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Photosynthesis (2017)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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Evolution (2014)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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Quadropolis (2016)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Pandemic The Cure (2014)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Evolution Climate (2016)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Antiquity (2004)
2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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Ginkgopolis (2012)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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Myrmes (2012)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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Oceans (2020)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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Reef Encounter (2004)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1
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Tang Garden (2020)
1–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.6
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Ecos First Continent (2019)
2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2
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Planet (2018)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
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Indian Summer (2017)
1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
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Mariposas (2020)
2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
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Haspelknecht The Story of Early Coal Mining (2015)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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Bios Megafauna (Second Edition) (2017)
1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Dominant Species Marine (2021)
2–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4
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Habitats (2016)
2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.3
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Era of Tribes (2019)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.1
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Petrichor (2018)
1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.0
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Bios Origins (Second Edition) (2019)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.0
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Trekking the World (2020)
2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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Bios Genesis (2016)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1
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20th Century (2010)
3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8
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Lignum (Second Edition) (2017)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Mondo (2011)
1–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.5
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R-Eco (2003)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
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Evolution The Beginning (2016)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Renature (2020)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5
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Waggle Dance (2014)
2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
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Prosperity (2013)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
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Meadow (2021)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1
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Industrial Waste (2001)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Inhabit the Earth (2015)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0
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Sunset Over Water (2018)
1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0
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The Cave (2012)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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Freshwater Fly (2019)
1–4 players · 40–90 min · ★ 7.4
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Darwin's Choice (2019)
2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Quick environmental board games for 3 players (30 minutes or less)

Pandemic The Cure (2014)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Mondo (2011)
1–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
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R-Eco (2003)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
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Evolution The Beginning (2016)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
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Sunset Over Water (2018)
1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0
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Fire Tower (2019)
2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.4
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Ecosystem (2019)
2–6 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4
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Sequoia (2020)
2–5 players · 10 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
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Feurio! (2003)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1
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Memory (1959)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.7
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Ablaze! (2010)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0
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SOW (2017)
2–4 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.1
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Frequently asked

What is the best 3-player environmental board game?: Terraforming Mars (2016) is the highest-rated 3-player environmental board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 68,412 ratings. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 and Spirit Island round out the top three.
How many 3-player environmental board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 85 3-player environmental board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.