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.

9,147 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #8,994
BGG rating: 7.3

Wanderlust: Discover the World

1–5 players
40–100 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #8,997
BGG rating: 7.5

Coalitions

1–6 players
60–180 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #9,000
BGG rating: 5.9

Res Publica

3–5 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.7/5
1991

BGG rank: BGG #9,007
BGG rating: 7.1

Das perfekte Wort

1–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,008
BGG rating: 6.3

Wongar

3–5 players
90 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2000

BGG rank: BGG #9,009
BGG rating: 6.2

Spookies

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #9,010
BGG rating: 6.4

Privacy

5–12 players
45 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #9,013
BGG rating: 6.5

Stick Stack

2–99 players
30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #9,016
BGG rating: 6.3

Mount Everest

2–5 players
90 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #9,017
BGG rating: 6.3

Mixmo

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #9,018
BGG rating: 7.2

Quiz Club

3–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,020
BGG rating: 6.9

Inspektor Nase

2–5 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,021
BGG rating: 6.7

In the Palm of Your Hand

2–8 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #9,023
BGG rating: 6.8

18Mag: Hungarian Railway History

1–6 players
120–240 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,026
BGG rating: 6.4

Good Face Bad Face

2–5 players
5–30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #9,028
BGG rating: 6.7

Habemus Papam

3–6 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #9,030
BGG rating: 6.3

Ghost Chase

2–5 players
60 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #9,033
BGG rating: 7.0

Rosetta: The Lost Language

2–5 players
25 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #9,034
BGG rating: 6.2

Typo

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #9,036
BGG rating: 7.1

TTMC 2: Tu Te Re-Mets Combien?

2–10 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,037
BGG rating: 6.6

Figure It

2–5 players
20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
1975

BGG rank: BGG #9,040
BGG rating: 6.6

6 nimmt! Brettspiel

2–6 players
25 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #9,041
BGG rating: 6.9

1500 m

3–8 players
40–80 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #9,042
BGG rating: 7.5

Briscola Chiamata

5 players
10–90 min
Complexity 2.0/5
1800

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