- BGG rank
- BGG #28,950
- BGG rating
- 5.3
Pony Express
2–6 players60 min1991
Complexity 1.8/5
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
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,967
- BGG rating
- 5.2
Frenetic Village
2–8 players20 min2010
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,970
- BGG rating
- 6.1
The Red Dragon's Lair
1–7 players45–120 min2014
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,971
- BGG rating
- 5.0
Rubik's Battle
2–6 players2017
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,972
- BGG rating
- 5.2
Dragon Stripes
2–6 players30 min1989
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,977
- BGG rating
- 5.4
L'Aventure c'est dur
2–6 players30 min2010
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,978
- BGG rating
- 5.4
Halloween Party
3–6 players20 min2004
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,980
- BGG rating
- 5.0
Extinction
2–6 players60 min1993
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,984
- BGG rating
- 5.1
The World Needs a Jetpack Unicorn
3–100 players15 min2013
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,988
- BGG rating
- 5.3
5 Second Rule Mini Game
2–6 players2016
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,992
- BGG rating
- 5.5
Startup Fever
2–6 players120 min2012
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,994
- BGG rating
- 4.9
Fowl Play
2–6 players10 min2002
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,995
- BGG rating
- 5.4
Find the Pickle
3–6 players10–20 min2018
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,002
- BGG rating
- 4.9
Celtyckie Miecze
2–6 players100 min1993
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,006
- BGG rating
- 4.9
Gnav
2–12 players60 min1600
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,007
- BGG rating
- 5.1
Silent Planet
2–6 players15 min2021
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,012
- BGG rating
- 4.6
Gregs Tagebuch: Von Idioten umzingelt!
3–6 players20 min2012
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,014
- BGG rating
- 5.3
Cards Against Downtime
3–99 players45 min2017
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,016
- BGG rating
- 5.3
Star Wars Galactic Dice Game
2–8 players15 min2014
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,017
- BGG rating
- 4.8
Der Alchimist
2–6 players60 min2000
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,018
- BGG rating
- 5.1
Apples to Apples Mod
4–6 players30 min2009
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,019
- BGG rating
- 5.4
Epic Death!
2–5 players30 min2014
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,020
- BGG rating
- 4.8
Weird but True!: The Game
2–5 players10–30 min2019
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #29,027
- BGG rating
- 5.5
Inkognito: The Card Game
3–5 players20–30 min1997
Complexity 1.7/5
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