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.

9,150 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #10,439
BGG rating: 6.4

Rails of New England

2–5 players
180 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #10,440
BGG rating: 6.5

PASS

2–5 players
15 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #10,441
BGG rating: 6.4

Nine-minute Kingdom

1–5 players
9 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #10,443
BGG rating: 5.8

Galloping Pigs

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1992

BGG rank: BGG #10,444
BGG rating: 6.3

Excalibur

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 3.0/5
1989

BGG rank: BGG #10,446
BGG rating: 7.3

Approaching Dawn: The Witching Hour

3–6 players
120 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #10,447
BGG rating: 6.5

Cargolino Valentino

2–6 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #10,449
BGG rating: 6.4

Knaster

1–99 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #10,451
BGG rating: 6.4

Contract Rummy

3–8 players
120 min
Complexity 1.7/5
1930

BGG rank: BGG #10,456
BGG rating: 8.7

The Everdeck

1–10 players
Complexity 2.8/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #10,460
BGG rating: 7.3

18West: Rails to the Pacific

2–6 players
360 min
Complexity 4.0/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #10,461
BGG rating: 6.9

Zoom in Barcelona

2–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #10,463
BGG rating: 6.8

Less Is More

3–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #10,470
BGG rating: 6.7

Floral

1–5 players
15–25 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #10,471
BGG rating: 6.3

Pig 10

2–8 players
15–20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #10,475
BGG rating: 6.5

Lords & Ladies

2–5 players
60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #10,477
BGG rating: 6.0

Eat Me If You Can!

3–6 players
10 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #10,495
BGG rating: 7.1

Tedoku

1–99 players
10 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #10,496
BGG rating: 7.1

Crossroads of Heroes

2–5 players
45–90 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #10,518
BGG rating: 6.6

Codenames: The Simpsons

2–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #10,519
BGG rating: 6.6

Bobbidi Boom

3–5 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #10,524
BGG rating: 6.1

Patronize

3–5 players
20 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #10,529
BGG rating: 6.4

The World Cup Card Game 2010

2–8 players
75 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #10,533
BGG rating: 6.7

Mafia City

3–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2012

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