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.

9,142 games

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

BGG rank: BGG #5,297
BGG rating: 7.7

Championship Formula Racing

1–12 players
45 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #5,298
BGG rating: 6.4

Mahé

2–7 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
1974

BGG rank: BGG #5,298
BGG rating: 6.3

Gloria Picktoria

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 1.4/5
1996

BGG rank: BGG #5,301
BGG rating: 6.5

Clubs

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #5,302
BGG rating: 6.5

Decktective: Bloody-Red Roses

1–6 players
60 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #5,303
BGG rating: 6.4

Roll to the Top: Journeys

1–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #5,304
BGG rating: 6.7

Dungeon Academy

1–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #5,310
BGG rating: 7.7

Who Goes There? 2nd Edition

3–6 players
110 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #5,311
BGG rating: 6.8

Miams

1–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #5,313
BGG rating: 7.9

HeroQuest: First Light

2–5 players
Complexity 1.8/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #5,316
BGG rating: 6.6

Fool!

4–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #5,317
BGG rating: 6.2

King's Breakfast

3–5 players
15 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2003

BGG rank: BGG #5,319
BGG rating: 7.5

Tornado Splash

2–5 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #5,323
BGG rating: 7.1

6 nimmt! Baron Oxx

2–10 players
30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #5,324
BGG rating: 7.2

Dungeon Kart

2–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #5,326
BGG rating: 7.2

Empires of the Middle Ages

1–6 players
240–360 min
Complexity 3.5/5
1980

BGG rank: BGG #5,336
BGG rating: 6.2

Alchemist

2–5 players
50 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #5,341
BGG rating: 7.0

Trade on the Tigris

3–6 players
60–90 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #5,342
BGG rating: 6.8

Burke's Gambit

4–8 players
20 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #5,344
BGG rating: 6.0

Trial by Trolley

3–13 players
30–90 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #5,346
BGG rating: 6.7

Ensemble

2–10 players
15–30 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #5,349
BGG rating: 6.3

Gorus Maximus

1–8 players
20–45 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #5,350
BGG rating: 6.3

Nicht die Bohne!

3–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.4/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #5,352
BGG rating: 6.5

Versailles

2–5 players
90 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2014

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