3-player games / Science Fiction

Best 3-player science fiction board games

The top-rated science fiction board games that play well with 3 players, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 567 games. Terraforming Mars leads the list (medium complexity).

Top science fiction board games for 3 players

EconomicTerraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
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EconomicScythe (2016)
1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2
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Civil WarStar Wars Rebellion (2016)
2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4
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Card GameRace for the Galaxy (2007)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7
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EconomicGaia Project (2017)
1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5
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BluffingBattlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureNemesis (2018)
1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureStar Wars Imperial Assault (2014)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureThe 7th Continent (2017)
1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameThe Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0
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CivilizationRoll for the Galaxy (2014)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingCosmic Encounter (2008)
3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)
3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8
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Real-timeGalaxy Trucker (2007)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureT.I.M.E Stories (2015)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameUnderwater Cities (2018)
1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameAeon's End (2016)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0
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Movies / TV / Radio themeDune Imperium (2020)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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City BuildingOn Mars (2020)
1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
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Card GameLegendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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AnimalsDinosaur Island (2017)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Science FictionClank! In! Space! A Deck-Building Adventure (2017)
2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.9
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CivilizationEclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8
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DiceTiny Epic Galaxies (2015)
1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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ElectronicSpace Alert (2008)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingForbidden Stars (2015)
2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0
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MazeRoboRally (1994)
2–8 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.1
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DiceAlien Frontiers (2010)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureXia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9
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FightingNeuroshima Hex! 3.0 (2006)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameIt's a Wonderful World (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9
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DiceSpace Base (2018)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingDead of Winter The Long Night (2016)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureFirefly The Game (2013)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameAeon's End War Eternal (2017)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4
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Card GameAbyss (2014)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameSmash Up (2012)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7
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Science FictionMission Red Planet (Second Edition) (2015)
2–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5
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DicePulsar 2849 (2017)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureStar Wars Outer Rim (2019)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameGizmos (2018)
2–4 players · 40–50 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureHeroscape Master Set Rise of the Valkyrie (2004)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingDune (2019)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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DiceKing of New York (2014)
2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0
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Science FictionEuphoria Build a Better Dystopia (2013)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Science FictionRisk Legacy (2011)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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Card Game51st State Master Set (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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Quick science fiction board games for 3 players (30 minutes or less)