- BGG rank
- BGG #14,579
- BGG rating
- 6.7
3 Kings
3–8 players60–90 min2015
Complexity 2.7/5
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.
9,152 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,583
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Hameln
3–5 players60 min2006
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,585
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Empires at Sea: Deluxe Edition
2–5 players60–130 min2016
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,587
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Family Fluxx
2–6 players2–30 min2005
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,589
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Cosmocracy
3–8 players20–45 min2016
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,590
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Boom Boom Balloon
2–6 players15 min2012
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,594
- BGG rating
- 5.9
RoadKill
2–10 players90 min1993
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,598
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Tripoley
2–9 players60 min1937
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,608
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Campaign Trail: The Game of Presidential Elections
2–6 players60 min1983
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,609
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Me Want Cookies!
2–5 players10 min2015
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,611
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Fief
2–6 players360 min1984
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,613
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Processing: A Game of Serving Humanity
3–6 players30 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,614
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Battlemist
2–6 players200 min1998
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,615
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Walking on the Moon
2–5 players30–45 min2016
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,620
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Aurignac
1–5 players30–150 min2022
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,623
- BGG rating
- 7.1
DOODLES: Il gioco degli scarabocchi
3–7 players30–60 min2019
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,625
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Obcy
2–7 players60 min1988
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,646
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Command at Sea: 4th Edition – War at Sea 1926-1955
1–8 players2008
Complexity 4.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,648
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Devious
2–6 players20–40 min2026
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,655
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Stampede
2–6 players20 min2020
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,658
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Timeline: Science Museum
2–8 players15 min2018
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,662
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Atlantic Storm: Admiral's Edition
1–6 players60–90 min2018
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,670
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Zark City
2–5 players30 min2008
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,679
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Disney: Mad Tea Party
2–10 players20 min2021
Complexity 1.3/5
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