- BGG rank
- BGG #24,796
- BGG rating
- 5.7
James Clavell's Shogun
2–5 players120 min1988
Complexity 2.6/5
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 #24,803
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Suppenkasper
3–6 players60 min1987
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,804
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Animocrazy
4–10 players30 min2000
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,812
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Aviation Tycoon
2–5 players60 min2017
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,814
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Ticked Off
3–10 players45 min2011
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,818
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Hand aufs Herz
2–10 players30 min2012
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,840
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Star Wars: The Interactive Video Board Game
3–6 players60 min1996
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,843
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Pyramid Raiders
3–6 players20 min2012
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,848
- BGG rating
- 5.7
FitzIt
2–17 players20 min2012
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,849
- BGG rating
- 5.8
NewSpeak
3–6 players30–60 min2021
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,852
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Unnamed Farm Organisms
2–7 players15–20 min2018
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,857
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Alkemia
2–6 players90 min2017
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,859
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Pazzaparola
3–8 players20–30 min2021
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,860
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dracula's Curse
1–6 players90–120 min2025
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,862
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Le Saghe di Conquest
3–10 players120 min2001
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,863
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Road to Enlightenment
2–7 players150 min2012
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,864
- BGG rating
- 5.8
RisiKo! Più
3–6 players1986
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,866
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Cloak & Dagger
2–6 players45 min1988
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,871
- BGG rating
- 6.1
From Idiot to President
3–5 players45–60 min2019
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,876
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Moo's Code
3–6 players15 min2010
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,877
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Atelier daVinci
2–5 players20 min2020
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,882
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Roast
2–24 players15–45 min2024
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,884
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Costco Monopoly
2–6 players2023
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,889
- BGG rating
- 5.9
One Night Werewolf: Super Powers
3–7 players10 min2014
Complexity 1.0/5
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