You are three players and are wondering what strategy board game you should play next? During your board game sessions you find it hard to agree on which game to play? My own experience is that players discuss for quite a while which game is best for the number of players and they may have different tastes and preferences about the playing time.
So I went through the top 50 strategy board games on boardgamegeek and made a list of the best games for three players.
Here you go:
Best strategy board games with 3 players (sorted by BGG rank)
| Game | BGG Rank | Playing Time | |
| 1 | Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization | 5 | 240 |
| 2 | Le Havre | 13 | 100 − 200 |
| 3 | Caylus | 16 | 60 − 150 |
| 4 | Dominion: Intrigue | 20 | 30 |
| 5 | Race for the Galaxy | 21 | 30 − 60 |
| 6 | Roll for the Galaxy | 22 | 45 |
| 7 | Nations | 30 | 40 − 200 |
| 8 | Dominion | 31 | 30 |
| 9 | Ora et Labora | 32 | 60 − 180 |
| 10 | Troyes | 35 | 90 |
Best strategy board games with 3 players (sorted by playing time)
| Game | BGG Rank | Playing Time | |
| 1 | Dominion: Intrigue | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Dominion | 31 | 30 |
| 3 | Roll for the Galaxy | 22 | 45 |
| 4 | Race for the Galaxy | 21 | 30 − 60 |
| 5 | Troyes | 35 | 90 |
| 6 | Caylus | 16 | 60 − 150 |
| 7 | Nations | 30 | 40 − 200 |
| 8 | Ora et Labora | 32 | 60 − 180 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 13 | 100 − 200 |
| 10 | Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization | 5 | 240 |
