Best board games for 5 players

Find standalone games supporting 5 players for rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection uses the supported player range; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

14,060 games

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #2,493
BGG rating: 6.3

Taboo

4–10 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1989

BGG rank: BGG #2,494
BGG rating: 7.0

Ground Floor

2–6 players
90–150 min
Complexity 3.7/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #2,495
BGG rating: 6.6

Inkognito

3–5 players
90 min
Complexity 2.2/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #2,497
BGG rating: 7.1

Seaside

1–5 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #2,498
BGG rating: 6.8

Terra

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #2,500
BGG rating: 7.6

The Game Makers

1–6 players
60–90 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #2,501
BGG rating: 7.3

John Company

1–6 players
90–180 min
Complexity 4.2/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #2,505
BGG rating: 6.7

City of Horror

3–6 players
90 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #2,506
BGG rating: 8.0

Hidden Games Crime Scene: The New Haven Case

1–6 players
90–180 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #2,507
BGG rating: 6.5

Cutthroat Caverns

3–6 players
90 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #2,511
BGG rating: 7.0

Fiesta de los Muertos

4–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #2,515
BGG rating: 7.7

EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Hunt for the Golden Book

1–99 players
45–90 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #2,517
BGG rating: 7.5

Sub Terra II: Inferno's Edge

1–6 players
45–75 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #2,525
BGG rating: 7.3

Excalibur

2–8 players
15–25 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #2,527
BGG rating: 6.6

Codenames: Deep Undercover

4–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #2,528
BGG rating: 7.0

Show Manager

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.1/5
1996

BGG rank: BGG #2,529
BGG rating: 6.8

Palastgeflüster

3–5 players
45 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #2,530
BGG rating: 7.4

Yokai Pagoda

2–5 players
10–15 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #2,532
BGG rating: 6.8

Impulse

2–6 players
30–60 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #2,533
BGG rating: 7.1

March of the Ants

1–5 players
60–90 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #2,534
BGG rating: 6.8

Custom Heroes

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #2,536
BGG rating: 6.7

Escape from Colditz

2–6 players
180 min
Complexity 2.2/5
1973

BGG rank: BGG #2,537
BGG rating: 7.4

Rallyman: DIRT

1–6 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #2,538
BGG rating: 7.0

Stop Thief!

1–5 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2017

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