Games for 4 Players

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This list contains games that play best with 4, sometimes 5 players.

Magic Labyrinth (my kids are slowly growing out of this one but it is an awesome game)

Qwirkle

Ticket to Ride (2-5 players, best with 4, 30-60 min)

7 Wonders (3-7, best with 4 or 5 players, 30 min)

Splendor (up to 4 players, 30 min)

Tokaido (2-5 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Love Letter (20 min)

Istanbul (2-5 players, best with 4, 40-60 min)

Lords of WaterDeep (2-5, best with 3-4 players, 60 – 120 min)

Coup (3-6 players, best with 5 players, 15 min). You can also buy the expansion (Coup Reformation) of the game, which lets you play with up to 10 people.

Catan (3-4 players, best with 4, 60-120 min)

If you have younger kids, the junior version (Catan Jr.) is excellent. It plays in about 30 min.

Zooloretto (3-5 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Chateau Roquefort or under the title we own it: Burg Appenzell (2-4 players, 30 min)

San Juan (2-4 players, best with 3, 45 – 60 min)

Machi Koro (2-4, best with 4 players, 30 min)

Camel Up (3-8 players, best with 4-5, 30 min)

Five Tribes (2-4 players, 40 – 80 min)

Sheriff of Nottingham (3-5, best with 5 players, 60 min)

Colt Express (3-6 players, best with 5-6, 40 min)

Small World (3-5 players, best with 4, 40-80 min)

El Dorado (2-4 players, 30-60 min)

Karuba (2-4 players, best with 4, 30 – 40 min)

Jamaica (3-6 players, best with 6, 30-60 min)

Imhotep (2-4 players, 40 min)

Stone Age (2-4 players, best with 4, 60-90 min)

Peloponnes Card Game (2-5 players, 25-40 min)

Cockroach Poker (3-6 players, best with 4-5 players, 20-30 min)

Coup (3-6 players, best with 5 players, 15 min). You can also buy the extension (Coup Reformation) of the game, which lets you play with up to 10 people.

Citadels (up to 7 players, best with 5, 20-60 min) — new, cheaper version here.

Doodle Dice (2-6 players, best with 4, relaxed and laid-back game, when you want to chat)

Blokus

King of Tokyo (3-6 players, best with 4-5, 30 min)

Beasty Bar (2-4 players, 20-30 min)

Lost Cities (2-4 players, 30-60 min)

Bohnanza (3-7 players, best with 5, 45 min)

Clue (3-6, best with 4-5 players, 45 min)

Tsuro: The Game of the Path (2-8 players, best with 4 or 6, 20 min) My daughter dislikes this game for some reason but it provides a nice, quiet break from heavier games.

Rummikub (60 min)

Dominion (up to 4, best with 3 players, 30 min)

Rat-A-Tat-Cat (2-6 players, best with 4, 10-15 min)

Loot (3-4, or 6,8 players, 30 min)

Port Royal (2-5, best 3-4 players, 20-50 min)

Kanagawa (2-4 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Guillotine (2-5 players, best with 4, 30 min)

Johari (2-4 players, 60-90 min)

Sushi Go! (2-5 players, best with 4, 15 min)

Gubs (2-6 players, best with 3-4, 20-30 min)

Five Crowns (3-7 players, best with 4, 30 min)

The Wizard (3-6 players, best 4-5, 45 min)

Grandpa Beck’s Cover Your Assets (3-6, best 4-5 players, 30 min)

Codenames (teams, 4-8+, best with 6 or 8)

Taboo (4-10 players, best with 6 or 8 players)

Spyfall (4-8 players, best with 6, 20 min)

Grandpa Beck’s Skull King (3-6, best 4-6 players, 30 min)

Exploding Kittens (3-5, best 4-5 players, 15 min)

Tales Of The Arabian Nights (2-4 players, best with 3 players, 120 min)

Modern Art (3-5, best 4-5 players, 45 min)

Century Spice Road (2-5, best 3-4 players, 30-45 min)

Century Golem (2-5, best 3-4 players, 30-45 min)

Legends of Andor (1-4, best with 4 players, 60-90 min)

Azul (2-4, best with 2 players, 30-45 min)

Survive (2-4 players, best with 4, 45-60 min)

Samurai (2-4 players, best with 3, 30-60 min)

Battle Sheep (2-4 players, best with 4, 15 min)

Mafia City (3-5 players, best with 4, 60 min)

Terra Mystica (2-5, best with 4, 30 min per player, so about 120 min for 4 players)

Lanterns (2-4 players, best with 4, 30 min)

Scythe (1-5 players, best with 4, 90-120 min)

Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2-4 players, best with 4, 90 min)

Near and Far (2-4, best 3 players, 60-120 min)

Above and Below (2-4 players, best with 3, 90 min)

Photosynthesis (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 -60 min)

New York 1901 (2-4 players, best with 4, 30-60 min)

Biblios (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 min)

Samurai Spirit (1-7 players, 30 minutes)

Eight-minute Empire Legends (1-4 players, best with 4, 18 – 32 min)

Mint Works (1 – 4 players, no difference, plays well with all numbers, 10-20 min)

Timeline Diversity (2-8 players, best with 4 players, 15 min)

Werewords (4-10 players, best with 6 – 7 players, 10 min)

Latice (2 – 4 players, 10-30 min)

Jungle Speed (3-8, best with 5-6 players, 10 min or more). We also have the expansion with more cards.

Welcome to the Dungeon (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 min)

Architects of the West Kingdom (1 – 5 players, best with 4, 60-80 min)

The Quacks of Quedlinburg (2-4 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Cartographers (1 to 9 players, best with 3-4, 30-45 min)

Ohanami (1-4 players, best with 3, 20 min)

Cascadia (1-4 players, best with 2-3, 30-45 min)

Stella – Dixit (3-6 players, best 4-5, 30 min)

Sagrada (1-4 players, best with 2, 30 – 45 min)

The Crew (3-5 players, best with 4, 20 min)

Calico (1-4 players, best with 2, 30-45 min)

Mystic Market (2-4 players, best with 3-4, 30-45 min)

Silver (2-4 players, best with 2 and 4, 30-60 min)

Res Arcana (2-4 players, best with 2, 30 – 60 min)

Gloom (2- 4 players, best with 4, 60 min)

Charterstone (1-6 players, best with 6, 45-75 min)

Rise of Augustus (2-6 players, best with 3-4, 30 min)

Descent Journeys in the Dark (2-5 players, best with 5, 120 min)

On My Wish List

Alhambra (2-5 players, best with 3, 45-60 min) or you can get a big box with all the extensions on Amazon here. After watching a few videos, I would go for the big box with all expansions. The best expansion is #2 but it is not available separately anymore. You will get all expansions in the Big Box.