- BGG rank
- BGG #7,382
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Journey to the Center of the Earth
- 1–50 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2020
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.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,383
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Brigade Fire and Fury: Wargaming the Civil War with Miniatures
- 2–12 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 1990
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,387
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Dominant Species: The Card Game
- 2–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,388
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Mask of Anubis
- 2–7 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,392
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Estate: Raise the Realm
- 1–5 players
- 20–100 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2026
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,398
- BGG rating
- 6.7
El portero Baldomero
- 3–8 players
- 15–20 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,399
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Wrath of Dragons
- 2–6 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,410
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Gemstone Mining Game
- 3–7 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,411
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Mexican Train
- 1–8 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 1994
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,413
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Tabletop Inc.
- 1–6 players
- 40–120 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,415
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Piou Piou
- 2–5 players
- 10 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,416
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Tucana Builders
- 1–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,418
- BGG rating
- 7.2
23 Knives
- 3–8 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,420
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Dutch InterCity
- 2–6 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 1999
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,421
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Triangulation
- 3–8 players
- 10–20 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2026
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,422
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Tsuro: Phoenix Rising
- 2–8 players
- 20–50 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,432
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Human Punishment: The Beginning
- 3–6 players
- 120–180 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,442
- BGG rating
- 8.7
The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition
- 1–8 players
- 360–2200 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,454
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dragon Rampage
- 3–5 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,456
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Dungeons of Infinity
- 1–5 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,458
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Papayoo
- 3–8 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,459
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Penny Papers Adventures: The Temple of Apikhabou
- 1–99 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,464
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Bunny Bunny Moose Moose
- 3–6 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,465
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Here, Kitty, Kitty!
- 3–6 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2016
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