- BGG rank
- BGG #24,690
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Alien
2–8 players10–30 min2022
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 #24,697
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Speedy Recall
2–6 players5 min2012
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,698
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Shinobi
4–6 players15–20 min2015
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,699
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Les 7 Blasons
2–7 players45 min2007
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,703
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Cool Cool Cool
2–6 players15 min2023
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,716
- BGG rating
- 5.6
When Darkness Comes
1–6 players90 min2002
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,725
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Cattitude
2–5 players20–40 min2023
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,728
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Hot Death Uno
2–16 players60 min1987
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,732
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Estimator
3–8 players15 min2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,737
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Tuppen
2–8 players5–30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,743
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Shit Happens: 50 Shades of Shit
2–99 players15–60 min2018
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,747
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Stealing Mona Lisa
3–7 players15–40 min2016
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,750
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Verti-Go
2–8 players5–30 min2015
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,751
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Rimtik
3–8 players15 min2011
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,754
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Shakespeare: The Bard Game
2–5 players60 min2004
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,763
- BGG rating
- 6.2
UNO Tiki Twist
2–10 players30 min2014
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,764
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Lucky Sock Dip: The Card Game
2–6 players10 min2009
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,765
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Divicity
3–6 players30 min2023
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,775
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Formidable Foes
2–6 players90 min2006
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,776
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Monopoly: Stock Exchange
2–6 players120 min2001
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,778
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Black Death
2–6 players120 min1993
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,779
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Monster Diner
2–6 players30 min2017
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,784
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Stingy
2–6 players30–50 min2015
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,793
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Lupusburg
4–8 players20–40 min2008
Complexity 1.7/5
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