- BGG rank
- BGG #22,304
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Nerd Words: Science!
2–12 players15–30 min2019
Complexity 1.7/5
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.
9,159 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,306
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Whales Destroying The World
3–6 players10–20 min2019
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,311
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Nutty Business
2–5 players10–20 min2023
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,318
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Elemental Blast
3–7 players15–30 min2013
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,322
- BGG rating
- 6.5
数律 (Suritsu)
1–5 players15–20 min2022
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,326
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Timeline: Louvre
2–6 players15–30 min2018
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,331
- BGG rating
- 9.1
Gladiatoris
1–6 players30–180 min
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,335
- BGG rating
- 8.7
El Dorado Canyon
4–6 players30–90 min2015
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,336
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Crossing the Woods
2–5 players20 min2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,346
- BGG rating
- 8.9
The 13th Street Crew
3–7 players30–60 min2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,354
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Wanted: Rich or Dead
3–5 players10–30 min2017
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,386
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Tetra Tower
1–10 players5–15 min2014
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,389
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Math Rush: Addition & Subtraction
1–5 players15–20 min2020
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,390
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Escape the Nightmare
3–7 players1–15 min2016
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,393
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Tripped
2–8 players2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,399
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Taco Puck Maple Syrup Canoe
2–8 players10 min2022
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,407
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Harry Potter: Kampf gegen die dunklen Mächte
3–10 players10 min2022
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,411
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Cazadores de Fosiles
2–5 players60 min2011
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,421
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Wu Wei: Journey of the Changing Path
1–6 players45–90 min2018
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,423
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Magnum Opus: The Great Work
2–5 players30–45 min2020
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,428
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Binomial
1–7 players15–25 min2020
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,432
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Buzz It!
3–15 players30 min2010
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,436
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Vikingatid
2–6 players300 min1997
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,438
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Cábula
2–6 players10–20 min2021
Complexity 1.0/5
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