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.

9,148 games

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #8,767
BGG rating: 6.5

Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game

1–6 players
15–90 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #8,769
BGG rating: 6.1

Jericho

3–5 players
15 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #8,770
BGG rating: 7.9

Rivals

2–6 players
40–120 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #8,773
BGG rating: 7.0

Mystères?

3–8 players
45 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #8,777
BGG rating: 6.4

Razzia

3–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
1992

BGG rank: BGG #8,778
BGG rating: 7.2

Sauros

2–5 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #8,779
BGG rating: 6.1

One Night Werewolf

3–7 players
10 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #8,790
BGG rating: 5.9

Clash of the Gladiators

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2002

BGG rank: BGG #8,794
BGG rating: 6.4

TROLL

3–5 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #8,796
BGG rating: 6.9

Fantasy Fluxx

2–6 players
10–40 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #8,797
BGG rating: 6.9

The Stock Car Championship Racing Card Game

2–12 players
20 min
Complexity 2.1/5
1995

BGG rank: BGG #8,799
BGG rating: 7.3

Monsters of Loch Lomond

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #8,800
BGG rating: 6.3

Fast Food Franchise

2–5 players
90–180 min
Complexity 2.1/5
1992

BGG rank: BGG #8,804
BGG rating: 7.5

Yunnan (Second Edition)

2–5 players
60 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #8,810
BGG rating: 6.5

Swords and Bagpipes

2–6 players
20–45 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #8,811
BGG rating: 6.7

Um, Actually…

3–8 players
25 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #8,816
BGG rating: 6.5

Freak Shop

2–5 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #8,823
BGG rating: 6.1

Munchkin Panic

1–6 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #8,824
BGG rating: 6.9

Art Gallery

2–6 players
45–75 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #8,826
BGG rating: 8.8

1985: Under an Iron Sky

2–6 players
120–8640 min
Complexity 4.2/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #8,834
BGG rating: 6.4

Arbos

1–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #8,835
BGG rating: 6.5

Space Dragons

3–5 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #8,841
BGG rating: 6.9

Air Mail

2–5 players
30–75 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #8,846
BGG rating: 7.0

Reviving Kathmandu

1–6 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2023

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