- BGG rank
- BGG #8,121
- BGG rating
- 6.4
1 A.M. Jailbreak
- 2–5 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2024
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 #8,124
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dastardly Dirigibles
- 2–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,126
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Deduce or Die
- 3–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2003
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,128
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Exploding Kittens: Good vs Evil
- 2–5 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,130
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Cup the Crab
- 3–5 players
- 10–30 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,131
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Enemy Anemone
- 2–6 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,133
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Haunt the House
- 2–5 players
- 30–40 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,134
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Scrutineyes
- 2–8 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 1992
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,135
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Monster Baby Rescue!
- 2–5 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,138
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Monster Match
- 2–6 players
- 10 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,140
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Trickster: Champions of Time
- 2–7 players
- 25–30 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,141
- BGG rating
- 6.1
War on Terror: The Boardgame
- 3–6 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2006
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,144
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Achtung: Spitfire! – WWII Air Combat Over Europe 1940-1943
- 1–10 players
- 240 min
- Complexity 4.1/5
- 1995
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,145
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Cosmic Wimpout
- 2–7 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 1975
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,146
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Beasts
- 2–5 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,149
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Nightmarium
- 2–5 players
- 10–30 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,151
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Disney Robin Hood: Sheriff of Nottingham Game
- 3–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,153
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Barbarian Kingdoms
- 2–6 players
- 30–90 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,155
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Enemy Chocolatier
- 2–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2006
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,157
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Anno Domini: Deutschland
- 2–8 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2002
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,161
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Dictopia
- 1–7 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,166
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Rome: Imperium, Circus Maximus, Hannibal vs Rome
- 2–5 players
- 10–45 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2001
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,167
- BGG rating
- 7.5
3 Tricky Pigs
- 3–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,168
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Mercante
- 3–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2012
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