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.

9,151 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #11,805
BGG rating: 6.3

Moa

2–5 players45–60 min2018

Complexity 2.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,806
BGG rating: 7.0

Movable Type

1–6 players20–40 min2016

Complexity 1.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,807
BGG rating: 6.7

Shadow Ninjas

2–5 players10–20 min2024

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,814
BGG rating: 6.1

Supernova

3–5 players90–180 min2008

Complexity 3.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,815
BGG rating: 6.4

Desperados

3–6 players90 min2012

Complexity 2.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,824
BGG rating: 7.2

Immortal 8

3–6 players20–60 min2018

Complexity 2.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,826
BGG rating: 7.1

Freeze

4–10 players30 min2010

Complexity 1.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,828
BGG rating: 8.2

Journey Adventure Quest

1–6 players45–80 min2023

Complexity 2.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,832
BGG rating: 8.6

Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier

1–7 players20–360 min2025

Complexity 3.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,835
BGG rating: 7.1

Identity

3–5 players10–15 min2025

Complexity 1.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,838
BGG rating: 6.0

Sultan

2–5 players30–45 min2007

Complexity 1.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,842
BGG rating: 6.7

Anno Domini: Im Namen des Gesetzes

2–8 players30 min2003

Complexity 1.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,843
BGG rating: 7.8

Herdeiros do Khan

2–5 players60–120 min2021

Complexity 2.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,846
BGG rating: 6.5

To Unlimited, and Beyond

2–6 players10 min2014

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,849
BGG rating: 5.8

Halt mal kurz: Das Känguru-Spiel

3–5 players20 min2016

Complexity 1.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,853
BGG rating: 6.5

Mein erster Spieleschatz

1–6 players5 min2010

Complexity 1.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,854
BGG rating: 6.9

The Icarus Club

3–5 players10–25 min2021

Complexity 1.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,857
BGG rating: 6.7

Bullfrog Goldfield

2–5 players120–240 min2011

Complexity 3.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,873
BGG rating: 7.2

Encore X !

1–6 players20–30 min2026

Complexity 2.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,874
BGG rating: 6.3

Magiczny Miecz

2–6 players240 min1993

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,878
BGG rating: 7.2

Magic: The Gathering — Game Night: Free For All

2–5 players30 min2022

Complexity 2.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,887
BGG rating: 7.0

Builders of Blankenburg

2–5 players60–90 min2016

Complexity 2.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,888
BGG rating: 5.8

Hex Hex

3–6 players30 min2003

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #11,900
BGG rating: 6.5

Nirvana

2–6 players20 min2021

Complexity 1.5/5

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