- BGG rank
- BGG #6,326
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Dodos Riding Dinos: Dodo Dash
- 1–6 players
- 20–60 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2024
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.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,327
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Dice Hospital: ER – Emergency Roll
- 1–6 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,331
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Vineta
- 2–6 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2008
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,333
- BGG rating
- 6.7
7th Sea Collectible Card Game
- 2–6 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 1998
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,334
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Lemming
- 2–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,337
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Loot of Lima
- 1–5 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,338
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Aquileia
- 3–5 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,340
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Beyond Humanity: Colonies
- 1–5 players
- 60–180 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,341
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Battlestations: Second Edition
- 2–9 players
- 60–180 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,343
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Ghost Lift
- 2–6 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,344
- BGG rating
- 6.2
The Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin
- 3–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2007
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,345
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Marvel Fluxx
- 2–6 players
- 5–30 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,346
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Penny Papers Adventures: The Valley of Wiraqocha
- 1–99 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,350
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Air Baron
- 2–6 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 1996
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,351
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Pantone: The Game
- 2–20 players
- 10–20 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,353
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Silent Death
- 2–8 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 1990
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,356
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Saltlands
- 1–6 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,358
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Railroad Rivals
- 1–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,363
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Mada
- 2–5 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,370
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Night Soil
- 2–5 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,371
- BGG rating
- 6.3
OrganATTACK!
- 2–6 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,384
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Curios
- 2–5 players
- 15–20 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,386
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Codenames: Marvel
- 2–8 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,391
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Time's Up! Kids
- 2–12 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2015
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