- BGG rank
- BGG #11,179
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Dr. Shark
2–6 players45 min2011
Complexity 1.6/5
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
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,188
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Mothership: Tabletop Combat
1–6 players45–180 min2016
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,194
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Dark Deeds
2–5 players30–60 min2016
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,196
- BGG rating
- 6.9
The Refuge: Terror from the Deep
1–6 players20–60 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,200
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Star Trek: Galactic Enterprises
3–8 players45 min2018
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,209
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Hands Up
2–8 players20 min2002
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,210
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Clue
2–6 players45 min1949
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,210
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Exposed
2–6 players30–45 min2016
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,211
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Emperor's Choice
3–5 players90–120 min2017
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,216
- BGG rating
- 6.0
High Tide
3–6 players25 min2016
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,217
- BGG rating
- 6.1
None of a Kind
2–6 players20 min2011
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,220
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Anno Domini: Europa
2–8 players30 min2009
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,227
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Forest of Radgost
1–7 players45–90 min2022
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,228
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Dark Minions
3–5 players60 min2011
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,230
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Shanghai Trader
3–6 players180–300 min1986
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,237
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Trains and Stations
3–5 players45 min2013
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,238
- BGG rating
- 6.1
The Little Prince: Rising to the Stars
2–6 players15–30 min2015
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,244
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Color Brain: Disney Edition
2–20 players20 min2019
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,245
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Excursions
1–6 players60–90 min2027
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,248
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Fable Fury
1–6 players30–90 min2025
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,254
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Lost Legacy: Binbo Tantei to Inbo no Shiro
2–8 players10 min2014
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,258
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Cranium
4–99 players60 min1998
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,261
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Platypus
2–8 players30 min2021
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,264
- BGG rating
- 6.5
2Can
2–6 players15 min2020
Complexity 1.0/5
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