- BGG rank
- BGG #22,149
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Fantasy Zoo
2–6 players30–60 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
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 #22,151
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Beutezug
2–5 players20 min2024
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,155
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Earth Cows of Mass Destruction
2–5 players30–45 min2023
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,157
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Petri Dish
2–10 players10–40 min2016
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,161
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Lab Notes
2–5 players30–45 min2023
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,162
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Schlafmütze
3–7 players15 min2003
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,163
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Sake & Samurai
3–8 players45 min2011
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,165
- BGG rating
- 5.8
The Circle
2–6 players90 min2007
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,169
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Coma Ward
2–6 players30–60 min2018
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,171
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Ratapolis
2–6 players30–45 min2023
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,175
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Codenames: Blizzard Edition
2–8 players15–30 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,176
- BGG rating
- 5.9
La Ruta del Tesoro
2–6 players90–180 min1980
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,178
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Munchkin Russia
3–6 players60–90 min2020
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,181
- BGG rating
- 6.1
The Game of Life Express
2–5 players20 min2007
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,182
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Loop 40
3–5 players20 min2026
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,184
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Campsite
2–6 players20–60 min2022
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,185
- BGG rating
- 5.7
VeloCity
3–7 players45 min2010
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,187
- BGG rating
- 6.5
The Great Hunger: Ireland's Tragedy in the 19th Century
2–5 players60–90 min2026
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,194
- BGG rating
- 6.0
The Big Fat Tomato Game
2–5 players20 min2012
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,197
- BGG rating
- 6.7
One Mind
2–8 players15–20 min2026
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,198
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Dungeon Venture
2–5 players30 min2010
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,210
- BGG rating
- 6.3
When Zombies Attack!
1–5 players5 min2012
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,211
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Trivial Pursuit: 40th Anniversary Ruby Edition
2–6 players2018
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,212
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Morphology
4–99 players35 min2009
Complexity 1.0/5
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