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 #5,822
BGG rating: 6.2

Serengeti

3–6 players
25–30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #5,825
BGG rating: 6.2

CVlizations

2–5 players
45–60 min
Complexity 1.9/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #5,828
BGG rating: 7.4

No Thank You, Evil!

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #5,829
BGG rating: 6.7

Assault of the Giants

3–6 players
60–150 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #5,834
BGG rating: 6.5

Dreadful Circus

4–8 players
45 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #5,835
BGG rating: 6.7

Giro Galoppo

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #5,838
BGG rating: 6.7

Stich-Meister

3–5 players
45 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #5,839
BGG rating: 6.7

The Last Spike

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #5,840
BGG rating: 6.1

Raise Your Goblets

2–12 players
20–45 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #5,846
BGG rating: 6.6

Masters of Venice

2–5 players
90 min
Complexity 3.7/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #5,849
BGG rating: 7.0

All-Star Draft

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #5,851
BGG rating: 6.2

Alhambra: The Dice Game

2–6 players
60 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #5,854
BGG rating: 6.5

Buck Rogers: Battle for the 25th Century Game

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #5,856
BGG rating: 6.3

Utopia

2–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #5,857
BGG rating: 7.1

Trans-Siberian Railroad

3–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #5,860
BGG rating: 7.2

Schätz it if you can

2–5 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #5,861
BGG rating: 6.7

Zooloretto Junior

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #5,864
BGG rating: 6.8

Crazy Time

4–7 players
30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #5,872
BGG rating: 6.4

Die Fiesen 7

2–6 players
15–25 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #5,876
BGG rating: 7.2

SiXeS

3–8 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #5,878
BGG rating: 6.0

Panic Lab

2–10 players
10–30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #5,884
BGG rating: 6.7

Formula 1

2–6 players
30–120 min
Complexity 1.7/5
1962

BGG rank: BGG #5,887
BGG rating: 6.5

Schrille Stille

3–6 players
90 min
Complexity 1.8/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #5,893
BGG rating: 7.5

Star Saga

1–5 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2017

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