- BGG rank
- BGG #8,268
- BGG rating
- 7.4
18SJ: Railways in the Frozen North
- 2–6 players
- 120–300 min
- Complexity 4.1/5
- 2021
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.
9,145 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,270
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Plague & Pestilence
- 2–6 players
- 15–45 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 1993
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,271
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Pumafiosi
- 2–5 players
- 10–30 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,272
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dark Dealings
- 1–6 players
- 15–20 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,275
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Dragons
- 3–6 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,280
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Mini-Mutabo
- 3–6 players
- 25–45 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,281
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Trans Europa & Trans Amerika
- 2–6 players
- 25–40 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,283
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Ivor the Engine
- 3–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,288
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Super Munchkin
- 3–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2005
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,292
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Codenames: Back to Hogwarts
- 4–8 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,293
- BGG rating
- 6.7
The Best of Chronology
- 2–8 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 1997
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,297
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Ultra Tiny Epic Kingdoms
- 1–5 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,300
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Clue: 50th Anniversary Edition
- 3–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 1999
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,301
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dokojong
- 2–5 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,308
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Costume Party Detective
- 2–6 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,309
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Storytailors
- 2–6 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,310
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Alhambra: The Red Palace
- 2–6 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,313
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Cubed: Next Level Dominoes
- 1–11 players
- 20–120 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,322
- BGG rating
- 6.9
6-Tage Rennen
- 3–8 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 1986
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,327
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Kansas Pacific
- 3–6 players
- 100 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,328
- BGG rating
- 6.1
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- 2–6 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,329
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Swords & Sorcery: Quest and Conquest in the Age of Magic
- 2–7 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 1978
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,332
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Love Letter: Bridgerton
- 2–6 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,335
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Oriflamme: Alliance
- 3–5 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2022
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