Four seems to be gaming’s most sacred number. Look at most team-based multiplayer games whether coop or PVP and players are usually grouped into teams of 4. In the board gaming world, it’s the same thing as some of the best and most highly prized games featuring a multiplayer count of four.
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As the tabletop hobby becomes increasingly popular, there are just so many games to choose from. However, whether it’s a straight-up war game, co-op dungeon crawler, or somewhere in between, these board games showcase the very best that tabletop gaming has to offer and will appeal to a wide variety of moods and preferences.
Updated July 29, 2025, by Via Erhard:Board game lovers can find a few beautiful and exciting new 4-player board games that will transport them to fun fantasy realms and take them on epic adventures. While many of these board games are challenging, players can also try more casual but still entertaining board games for four players that’ll be fun for players of all levels. Players can try new city-building board games, get lost in mythology-inspired worlds, learn about ancient legends and myths, and explore beautiful fantasy board games with charming miniatures and gorgeously designed boards. No matter what type of adventure players are looking for, they can easily find a board game that’ll make their game nights unforgettable.
14Hamlet: The Village Building Game
Hamlet: The Village Building Gameis a great choice for players who love historicalcity-building gamesand want to travel back in time and attempt to build their own bustling town. Players will be transported back in time to medieval times, where they’ll have to use their smarts to turn the humble village of Hamlet into a busy town.
Hamlet is one of the most stunningly designed board games, which makes the gameplay much more enjoyable for kids and adults alike. Gamers will have to build various buildings as well as create materials and try to earn money, so they can make important deliveries to grow Hamlet’s economy.
13Oak
Oakis one of the most beautiful new 4-player board games and its magical story was inspired by Irish folklore. This family-friendly strategy game is a great choice for families too and for players of all ages who want to learn more about Druids.
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Players can step into the shoes of respected Druid leaders who have to lead their people and try to uncover the secrets of the magical Arch Oak. Gamers will have to choose their druids wisely, learn spells, uncover artifacts, and think through every decision during their journeys if they want to be chosen by the majestic Arch Oak.
12Living Forest
Living Forestis one of the most enchanting 4-playerboard games for familiesthat transports its players into a magical fantasy land. This vibrant and beautiful board game has a gorgeous design that makes the gameplay feel more fun and absorbing for players of all ages.
Gamers will get to become nature spirits who have to save the living forest and its sacred tree from the terrifying flames of Onibi. Players will have to help of animal guardians who will help players collect all the important elements they need to complete their goals.
11Khora: Rise of an Empire
Khora: Rise of an Empireis one of the most stunning new strategy board games for 4 players that was inspired by Ancient Greece. Players will be transported back in time to this fascinating time period where they’ll have to build their city faster and better than the other players.
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Players get to become the heads of a city in Ancient Greece and make smart strategic decisions to improve their city while focusing on various aspects of it including trade, military, philosophy, and culture. What makes this game interesting is that players will constantly have to change and adapt their strategy depending on what their city needs most at any given time.
10Wingspan
This game took the world by storm back in 2019 and 2020, showing that a very niche and specific theme with good and fun mechanics can do very well as a tabletop experience. InWingspan, players are bird enthusiasts trying to attract various birds into their wildlife preserves (divided into woodland, grassland, and wetland biomes). Now as it may not sound as exciting, the game plays very intricately and players may be surprised at how much they enjoy their first game.
Likened toTerraforming Mars,Wingspanis a beautiful game that features over a hundred species of birds and combinations to achieve victory. This tabletop experience will likely take flight on the next game night.
9Rurik: Dawn Of Kiev
As the scion of the late Vladimir the Great, players must compete with other contenders to the throne to becomethe next great rulerof the Kievan Rus.Rurik: Dawn Of Kievcombines area control, and resource management, and includes an auction programming mechanic.
In a deeply ‘stressful’ and strategic experience, players will build, tax, fight and accomplish heroic deeds to gain popularity from the masses. However, the meat of the game is centered around the auction phase, where players must decide carefully on how to bid for specific advisors for players can negate one another’s actions with their own.
8Concordia
Something with less emphasis on war and fighting,Concordiahas players become merchant families during a thriving Roman Empire trying to establish better trade connections and find favor with the gods. It involves hand management and resource management.
Although players may be tempted to write this off, that should hardly be the case. The game is easily one of the best experiences a gaming group can have as it features very interconnected mechanics. It’s, therefore, no surprise that this game still currently ranks as the 20th best game of all time according toBoard Game Geek,after almost being a decade old (given that so many games are released every year).
7Clans Of Caledonia
A ‘mid-heavy’ euro game involving Scottish clans and farming,Clans Of Caledoniawill have players compete with one another to cement their dominance over the arable lands of Scotland and on the markets to become the next leading economic power.
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Game groups who enjoy strategic and economic games might enjoy this one as the game offers several factions that play very differently and multiple pathways to victory. Manipulating markets has never been so fun! The game is paired fantastically well with a nice bottle of peaty Scotch.
6Everdell
A game where cute woodland critters compete to create the most beautiful and amazing city at the heart of the forest,Evedellis a worker placement game where ‘meeples’ are assigned to gather resources that are used to carry out actions and fulfill various criteria.
Considered one of themost beautiful games ever made,Everdellnot only has gorgeous components but plays very well. The game offers a richly strategic experience as players prioritize certain cards and actions to score the most amount of points.
5Root
A game where cute woodland critters compete to murder one another and establish their dominanceover a woodland biome,Rootis another game that took the world by storm. An area control war game with elements ofRisk,Rootfeatures asymmetrical factions. This means that every faction plays very differently and must complete distinct objectives unique to that faction.
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Although this means that there are differing rules for each faction, meaning more time to learn how every side works. The game can be a deeply rewarding experience for 4 players who commit and learn the intricacies of the game. Moreover, the game currently has several expansions which introduce more factions (there are 10 now in total) and new maps, offering more opportunities for carnage and destruction.
