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 #9,207
BGG rating: 7.1

Adventure Party: The Role-Playing Party Game

3–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #9,210
BGG rating: 7.3

Siege of the Citadel

2–5 players
30–180 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #9,212
BGG rating: 7.9

This Hallowed Ground

2–6 players
360 min
Complexity 4.2/5
1998

BGG rank: BGG #9,213
BGG rating: 6.2

Doctor Panic

2–9 players
12 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #9,223
BGG rating: 6.8

Le Grand Voyage

2–8 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #9,228
BGG rating: 6.2

Blue Skies

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #9,233
BGG rating: 6.3

Nostra City

3–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #9,234
BGG rating: 7.0

Miremarsh

1–5 players
40–60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #9,235
BGG rating: 6.6

Hide the Kids!

2–8 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #9,240
BGG rating: 6.9

冷たい彼女が目覚める前に (Embalming Girl)

3–6 players
10 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #9,242
BGG rating: 6.6

Mertwig's Maze

2–6 players
100 min
Complexity 1.9/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #9,243
BGG rating: 6.9

Outnumbered: Improbable Heroes

1–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,247
BGG rating: 6.3

1969

2–5 players
90 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #9,248
BGG rating: 7.1

The Great Barrier Reef Card Game

1–5 players
15–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #9,254
BGG rating: 6.8

Panthalos

2–5 players
60–90 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #9,257
BGG rating: 6.4

Spies!

2–5 players
180 min
Complexity 2.4/5
1981

BGG rank: BGG #9,259
BGG rating: 7.5

G.I. JOE Mission Critical

1–5 players
50–75 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,273
BGG rating: 7.1

The Champion of the Wild (Second Edition)

3–8 players
20–90 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #9,277
BGG rating: 6.7

Handsome

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #9,278
BGG rating: 6.1

Blood Feud in New York

2–6 players
180 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #9,280
BGG rating: 6.8

Exploriana

1–5 players
45–60 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #9,285
BGG rating: 6.2

Maharaja

3–5 players
240 min
Complexity 2.7/5
1994

BGG rank: BGG #9,289
BGG rating: 6.7

Nut So Fast

3–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #9,297
BGG rating: 6.6

Piggy Piggy

2–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

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