Best board games for 5 players

Find standalone games recommended for 5 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

9,142 games

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #7,086
BGG rating: 6.3

Yahtzee Free for All

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #7,088
BGG rating: 7.3

Roll & Raid

1–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #7,089
BGG rating: 6.3

Zen Master

3–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #7,090
BGG rating: 6.3

Om Nom Nom

1–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #7,093
BGG rating: 7.2

Obscurians

4–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #7,097
BGG rating: 6.2

Marco Polo Expedition

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #7,108
BGG rating: 6.4

Имаджинариум (Imaginarium)

4–7 players
30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #7,115
BGG rating: 6.9

Birds of a Feather: Western North America

1–7 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #7,116
BGG rating: 6.7

Snake Charmers

3–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #7,118
BGG rating: 6.4

Regatta

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.1/5
1967

BGG rank: BGG #7,120
BGG rating: 6.6

What's He Building in There?

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #7,125
BGG rating: 8.0

Savage Worlds

2–10 players
240 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2003

BGG rank: BGG #7,126
BGG rating: 7.7

Founding Fathers

3–6 players
180 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #7,128
BGG rating: 6.9

Air Superiority

1–6 players
60–240 min
Complexity 3.9/5
1987

BGG rank: BGG #7,130
BGG rating: 6.3

Suspicion

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #7,133
BGG rating: 6.3

Age of Gods

3–5 players
90 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #7,139
BGG rating: 6.3

Lady Alice

3–5 players
30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #7,141
BGG rating: 6.5

Subtext

4–8 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #7,142
BGG rating: 6.5

Beat That!

2–8 players
30–90 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #7,143
BGG rating: 7.7

Blitz! A World in Conflict

1–5 players
30–480 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #7,148
BGG rating: 6.0

The Number

2–5 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #7,151
BGG rating: 6.7

2 Win

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #7,153
BGG rating: 6.5

Roaring 20s

3–5 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #7,155
BGG rating: 5.9

Guesstures

4–99 players
10 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1990

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