- BGG rank
- BGG #15,010
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Never Bring a Knife
4–8 players20–30 min2020
Complexity 1.5/5
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.
9,154 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,011
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Clue: Game of Thrones
2–6 players60 min2016
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,013
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Tricky Landing
3–6 players15–30 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,021
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Without Fail
2–99 players20 min2023
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,022
- BGG rating
- 7.0
The Acts of the Evangelists
2–5 players45–60 min2022
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,027
- BGG rating
- 6.6
The Lonely Mountain
2–5 players90 min1984
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,033
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Raise
2–5 players25–45 min2021
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,039
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Doodle Islands
1–5 players40 min2018
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,040
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Knights of the Dinner Table: HACK!
2–5 players30 min2001
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,042
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Colonies
3–5 players150 min2012
Complexity 3.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,044
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Illuminati (Second Edition)
2–6 players60–180 min2018
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,049
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Trick or Treat
2–6 players45 min2011
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,059
- BGG rating
- 6.9
NeuroRace
1–5 players20–30 min2020
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,062
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Bossin' Space
1–5 players40–90 min2020
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,063
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Hidden Strike: American Revolution
1–5 players60–120 min2021
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,064
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Kyoto Protocol
2–7 players15–30 min2015
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,067
- BGG rating
- 8.3
La Bataille d'Austerlitz
2–8 players400 min1980
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,068
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Aikamatka: Suomi
1–8 players20–60 min2017
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,069
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Wanted 7
2–6 players20–40 min2017
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,071
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Super Farmer: The Card Game
2–6 players15–30 min2019
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,072
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Snatch it!
3–6 players20–30 min2024
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,075
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Monkey Business
4–12 players15 min2016
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,076
- BGG rating
- 6.6
The Island of Doctor Lucky
2–8 players20–40 min2018
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,079
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Mekhane
3–8 players30 min2020
Complexity 1.8/5
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