- BGG rank
- BGG #7,963
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Powerline
- 1–6 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2022
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.
9,144 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,966
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Risk: StarCraft Collector's Edition
- 2–6 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,968
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Siena
- 2–5 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2005
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,974
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Pingo Pingo
- 2–5 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,979
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Salvation Road
- 1–8 players
- 45–75 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,988
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Thrones of Valeria
- 2–6 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,991
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Mister X
- 2–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,992
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Munchkin Steampunk
- 3–6 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,993
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Manatee Sanctuary
- 1–6 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,994
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Freya's Folly
- 3–5 players
- 50 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2005
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,002
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Festo!
- 2–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,006
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Troika
- 2–5 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,009
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Aye, Dark Overlord! The Red Box
- 4–16 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2005
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,016
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Heldentaufe
- 2–5 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,020
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Streams
- 1–99 players
- 10 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,022
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Kryptos
- 3–6 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,023
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Dubious
- 3–6 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,026
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Scream: The Game
- 3–8 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,036
- BGG rating
- 6.3
New Salem
- 3–8 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,038
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Voices in my Head
- 3–6 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,039
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Lifeboats: Plank of Carneades
- 3–7 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,042
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Swashbuckler: A Game of Swordplay and Derring-do
- 2–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 1980
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,046
- BGG rating
- 6.2
King Arthur: The Card Game
- 2–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2005
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,051
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Gauntlet of Fools
- 2–6 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2012
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