- BGG rank
- BGG #22,058
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Weird Little Elf
4–15 players15–45 min2022
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 #22,059
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Magic Money
3–6 players20–40 min2020
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,060
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Scum
4–8 players5 min2005
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,061
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Gangs of Britannia
3–5 players45–75 min2018
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,063
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Black Stories: Real Crime Edition
2–99 players20 min2009
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,065
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Bitten
3–6 players45–60 min2018
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,067
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Cat Burglars
2–5 players20 min2025
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,071
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dungeon Digger
2–6 players40–60 min2017
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,072
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Outrider
2–8 players60 min2010
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,076
- BGG rating
- 6.1
DTC
2–6 players20 min2012
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,079
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Oracle
4–6 players15–30 min2022
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,081
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Pajarracos Party
2–8 players5–10 min2022
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,085
- BGG rating
- 5.7
The Difference Between Women & Men
3–8 players45 min2005
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,088
- BGG rating
- 6.6
BABEL
1–5 players15–30 min2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,091
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Lucca the City of Games
2–5 players20–30 min2013
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,092
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Sau Mau Mau
2–5 players20–40 min2018
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,097
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Una Notte da Lupi
3–10 players10 min2015
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,104
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Supermallows: A Comical Card Game
2–6 players45 min2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,124
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Broken Planet
2–5 players45–90 min2022
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,130
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Elixirus
2–5 players20–40 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,136
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Barnyard Buddies
2–8 players15 min1996
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,137
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Sherlock: The Game Is Afoot
2–5 players45 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,144
- BGG rating
- 6.7
A Royal Will
2–6 players10–25 min2021
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,148
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Tacara
3–10 players60 min2000
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