- BGG rank
- BGG #20,479
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Otters
3–5 players30 min2025
Complexity 1.0/5
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.
9,159 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,480
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Godsfire
2–15 players300 min1976
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,487
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Last One Alive
2–5 players15 min2022
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,492
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Band of Tricks
3–5 players30 min2020
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,497
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Fight!
2–6 players10 min2000
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,500
- BGG rating
- 9.3
Meeple Quest
1–5 players15–90 min2021
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,501
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Shattered States
2–6 players120 min1990
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,502
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Gathering Storm
2–5 players360–480 min2015
Complexity 4.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,508
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Pim Pam Pum
2–5 players15 min2023
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,511
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Storage Wars: The Game
2–6 players30 min2012
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,513
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Pirates & Plunder
2–5 players60 min2004
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,516
- BGG rating
- 6.0
It Came to Pass
2–8 players2001
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,517
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Tell Tale
3–12 players20 min2010
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,518
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Crazy Theory
3–6 players30 min2019
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,525
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Kensington
2–5 players30 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,530
- BGG rating
- 7.0
The Chinese Civil War of 1930
2–5 players2010
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,533
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Cranky Chinchillas
4–8 players30–60 min2022
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,535
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Dale un piñatazo
2–6 players40 min2023
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,537
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Lord of the Fries: Superdeluxe Edition
2–8 players40 min2015
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,543
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Slaughter the Dragon, Ha
3–5 players30–50 min2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,545
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Nuts!
2–6 players5–15 min2011
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,547
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Under My Bed
3–8 players5–15 min2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,556
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Trivial Pursuit: Genus Edicion II (Spain)
2–6 players60 min1999
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,562
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Complicated Board Game the Card Game
3–6 players10–20 min2017
Complexity 1.3/5
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