Games for 4 players

Games68
Best at 451
House rules583

The classic table: two partnerships, or four people who do not trust each other. Almost everything in the catalogue seats four, so start with whatever your group already half-remembers.

Where to start

Picked for 4 specifically. These are built around that number, not merely able to survive it.

Tichu4–4 playersCardsBuilt for exactly 4 — nobody sits out.Batak4–4 playersCardsBuilt for exactly 4 — nobody sits out.Bridge (Rubber)4–4 playersCardsBuilt for exactly 4 — nobody sits out.

All 68 games for 4 players

5002–8 playersCards Boggle2–8 playersOther kit Carcassonne2–5 playersTiles Cornhole2–4 playersOther kit Crazy Eights2–7 playersCards Darts 5011–8 playersDarts Free-form Points1–20 playersOther kit Hearts3–6 playersCards Klondike Solitaire1–4 playersCards Mahjong (Hong Kong scoring)3–4 playersTiles Pickleball2–4 playersOther kit Rummy2–6 playersCards Scrabble2–4 playersTiles Spades2–6 playersCards Table Tennis2–4 playersOther kit Tennis2–4 playersOther kit Uno2–10 playersCards Yahtzee1–10 playersDice 500 (Contract)3–6 playersCards Belote2–4 playersCards Blackjack2–8 playersCards Block Dominoes2–4 playersTiles Bocce2–8 playersOther kit Briscola2–6 playersCards Canasta2–6 playersCards Catan Victory Points2–6 playersBoard and cards Cribbage2–4 playersCards Cricket2–8 playersDarts Dutch Blitz2–8 playersCards Euchre2–6 playersCards Five Crowns1–7 playersCards Golf2–8 playersCards Hand and Foot2–6 playersCards Indian Rummy2–6 playersCards Liar's Dice2–8 playersDice Mahjong3–4 playersTiles Mau Mau2–8 playersCards Mexican Train2–8 playersTiles Oh Hell3–7 playersCards Pétanque2–12 playersOther kit Phase 102–6 playersCards Pinochle2–4 playersCards Pub Quiz2–100 playersOther kit Rommé2–6 playersCards Rummikub2–6 playersTiles Scopa2–6 playersCards Shut the Box1–6 playersTiles Skat3–4 playersCards Skull King2–8 playersCards Ten-Pin Bowling1–8 playersOther kit Tichu4–4 playersCards Tiotusen2–8 playersDice Win/Loss Tally2–20 playersOther kit Wizard3–6 playersCards Yatzy1–8 playersDice Batak4–4 playersCards Bridge (Rubber)4–4 playersCards Coinche4–4 playersCards Escoba del 152–4 playersCards French Tarot3–5 playersCards Meyer2–10 playersDice Mille Bornes2–6 playersCards Pişti2–4 playersCards Pitch2–7 playersCards Pool Rummy2–6 playersCards Schwimmen2–9 playersCards Skip-Bo2–6 playersCards Tysiąc3–4 playersCards

Nearby player counts

4 of them are built for exactly 4 players and nothing else: Tichu, Batak, Bridge (Rubber), Coinche.

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