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 #9,346
BGG rating: 6.9

The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged

2–6 players
15–30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #9,353
BGG rating: 6.3

Dobro

2–6 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,359
BGG rating: 7.0

Subjective

3–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #9,362
BGG rating: 6.6

One Card Wonder

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,365
BGG rating: 5.9

Nature Fluxx

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #9,366
BGG rating: 7.1

Imagine Famille

3–8 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #9,369
BGG rating: 6.6

Quando

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #9,370
BGG rating: 6.6

The Sheep Race

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #9,377
BGG rating: 6.5

Jungle Speed: Rabbids

2–10 players
15 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #9,378
BGG rating: 6.7

Sweet Takes

2–5 players
15 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #9,383
BGG rating: 6.4

Devil Take the Hindmost

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
1991

BGG rank: BGG #9,387
BGG rating: 7.2

Nuns on the Run (Second Edition)

2–8 players
30 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #9,391
BGG rating: 6.2

Anubixx

2–5 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #9,396
BGG rating: 7.7

Citytrip Brugge

1–6 players
20–45 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #9,398
BGG rating: 6.1

Legends of the Three Kingdoms

2–10 players
40 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #9,400
BGG rating: 6.2

Pot de Vin

3–6 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #9,406
BGG rating: 6.5

Doodle Rush

3–6 players
10–15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #9,408
BGG rating: 7.9

LA-1

1–5 players
90 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #9,414
BGG rating: 6.6

Muscat

3–5 players
45 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #9,424
BGG rating: 6.3

Locke & Key: The Game

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #9,428
BGG rating: 6.0

Cranium Whoonu

3–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #9,430
BGG rating: 6.4

Troll & Dragon

2–5 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #9,432
BGG rating: 6.2

Ancestree

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #9,437
BGG rating: 7.1

Galactic Era

1–6 players
180 min
Complexity 3.8/5
2021

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