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.

BGG rank: BGG #23,876
BGG rating: 6.4

Dick: A Card Game Based on the Novel by Herman Melville

4–30 players20 min2015

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,880
BGG rating: 6.0

Fast West

2–10 players2022

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,881
BGG rating: 6.5

Nessie

2–6 players5–15 min2024

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,890
BGG rating: 5.9

Fortuna

2–5 players120 min1984

Complexity 1.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,891
BGG rating: 5.9

Boo to the Goose

2–5 players15 min2023

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,895
BGG rating: 5.9

London Cabbie Game

2–6 players120 min1971

Complexity 1.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,908
BGG rating: 6.0

Gigi Gacker

2–5 players20 min2024

BGG rank: BGG #23,911
BGG rating: 5.8

Feelinks Revelations

2–8 players30 min2019

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,915
BGG rating: 5.9

Hi Lo Flip

2–6 players15 min2020

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,916
BGG rating: 5.9

BodgerMania

2–6 players30 min2013

Complexity 2.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,918
BGG rating: 5.6

Clue Mysteries

2–6 players60 min2005

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,920
BGG rating: 6.2

SłowoStworki

2–5 players20 min2013

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,923
BGG rating: 6.2

Zug

2–5 players30 min2009

Complexity 1.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,924
BGG rating: 5.7

Disney Apples to Apples

4–8 players15 min2009

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,926
BGG rating: 9.5

Battle for Dream Island: the Card Game

1–6 players30 min2026

Complexity 2.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,931
BGG rating: 5.9

Cranium Super Showdown

4–6 players20 min2006

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,935
BGG rating: 6.8

Oziland

2–6 players15–30 min2018

Complexity 1.7/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,941
BGG rating: 5.6

Smart Mouth

2–6 players10–20 min2001

Complexity 1.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,949
BGG rating: 6.1

Charioteer

2–5 players40 min2008

Complexity 2.2/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,951
BGG rating: 8.6

Thug Life the Game

2–5 players20–60 min2019

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,957
BGG rating: 6.8

World War IV: One World, One King

3–5 players240 min2009

Complexity 2.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,958
BGG rating: 6.2

Panic!

2–8 players30–60 min2018

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,959
BGG rating: 6.1

Gelini Nightlife

2–5 players20 min2009

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #23,961
BGG rating: 6.0

Hands Up!

2–6 players15 min2007

Complexity 1.3/5

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