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 #7,471
BGG rating: 6.7

Tales from the Loop: The Board Game

1–5 players
90–180 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #7,472
BGG rating: 6.6

Garibaldi: The Escape

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #7,474
BGG rating: 6.5

Max

1–8 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1986

BGG rank: BGG #7,477
BGG rating: 7.0

Movie Tricks

2–5 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #7,483
BGG rating: 6.2

Sherlock

2–5 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #7,486
BGG rating: 7.1

Taiwan Night Market

2–5 players
60–80 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #7,489
BGG rating: 6.4

Millions of Dollars

3–8 players
25 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #7,492
BGG rating: 6.0

A Fistful of Penguins

1–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #7,494
BGG rating: 7.2

Qork

3–8 players
10–25 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #7,495
BGG rating: 6.2

Wheedle

4–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2002

BGG rank: BGG #7,499
BGG rating: 6.4

Tower of Madness

3–5 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #7,500
BGG rating: 7.5

Secret Societies

2–5 players
90–120 min
Complexity 3.1/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #7,504
BGG rating: 6.7

Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk

3–6 players
60 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #7,506
BGG rating: 6.3

Whale Riders: The Card Game

2–5 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #7,509
BGG rating: 7.0

Guess Club

2–8 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #7,514
BGG rating: 7.0

Word Slam Family

3–99 players
45 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #7,517
BGG rating: 7.7

The Presence

2–5 players
60–90 min
Complexity 3.5/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #7,520
BGG rating: 6.4

Star Scrappers: Orbital

1–5 players
30–90 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #7,521
BGG rating: 6.8

Cobras

1–5 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #7,525
BGG rating: 6.6

Timeline: Polska

2–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #7,529
BGG rating: 6.9

Colorful

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #7,534
BGG rating: 6.2

Nanuk

5–8 players
45 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #7,536
BGG rating: 6.7

Mi Tierra: New Era

2–6 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #7,539
BGG rating: 6.3

Flight Leader

2–8 players
30–180 min
Complexity 3.5/5
1986

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