3-player games / Real-time
Best 3-player real-time board games
The best 3-player real-time board games are Galaxy Trucker, Captain Sonar and Space Alert — the top-rated of 243 3-player real-time board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Galaxy Trucker (2007) at 7.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Galaxy Trucker (2007)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Captain Sonar (2016)
2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Space Alert (2008)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Magic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Millennium Blades (2016)
2–5 players · 80–120 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
XCOM The Board Game (2015)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Ricochet Robots (1999)
1–99 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Spot it! (2009)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
FUSE (2015)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
5-Minute Dungeon (2017)
2–5 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Jungle Speed (1997)
2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Set! (1988)
1–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Ubongo (2003)
1–4 players · 25 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Loony Quest (2015)
2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Unlock! Heroic Adventures (2018)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Ghost Blitz (2010)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Steam Park (2013)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Pictomania (2011)
3–6 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Kitchen Rush (2017)
1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Pit (1903)
3–8 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.4
Complexity
UBOOT The Board Game (2019)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Escape Room The Game (2016)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Unlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)
1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Project ELITE (2020)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Scrabble Scattergories (1988)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
Complexity
Happy Salmon (2016)
3–6 players · 2 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
Factory Fun (2006)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
Scrabble Boggle (1972)
1–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.2
Complexity
Unlock! Epic Adventures (2019)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Dr. Eureka (2015)
2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Pictomania (Second Edition) (2018)
3–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Duplex (2010)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Space Cadets (2012)
3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Project ELITE (2016)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
La Boca (2013)
3–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Dutch Blitz Original Edition (1960)
2–4 players · 1–15 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Sorcerer City (2020)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Ubongo 3D (2009)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Zombie 15' (2014)
2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
5-Minute Marvel (2018)
2–5 players · 5 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Pack & Stack (2008)
3–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Flatline (2017)
1–5 players · 25–45 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Deckscape Test Time (2017)
1–6 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Mountains of Madness (2017)
3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Panic on Wall Street! (2011)
3–11 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Kitchen Rush (Revised Edition) (2019)
2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Mondo (2011)
1–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Quick real-time board games for 3 players (30 minutes or less)
Space Alert (2008)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Magic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Ricochet Robots (1999)
1–99 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Spot it! (2009)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
FUSE (2015)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
5-Minute Dungeon (2017)
2–5 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Jungle Speed (1997)
2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Set! (1988)
1–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Ubongo (2003)
1–4 players · 25 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Loony Quest (2015)
2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Ghost Blitz (2010)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Frequently asked
- What is the best 3-player real-time board game?
- Galaxy Trucker (2007) is the highest-rated 3-player real-time board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.4/10 from 30,084 ratings. Captain Sonar and Space Alert round out the top three.
- How many 3-player real-time board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 243 3-player real-time board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.