- BGG rank
- BGG #6,822
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester
- 1–5 players
- 30–150 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2023
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 #6,823
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Mag·Blast (Second Edition)
- 2–8 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2002
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,825
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Dungeon Time
- 1–5 players
- 10–60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,827
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Hocus
- 2–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,831
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Winterhaven Woods
- 1–6 players
- 15–20 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,833
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Ladybohn: Manche mögen's heiss!
- 3–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2007
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,835
- BGG rating
- 6.6
The Hanging Gardens
- 1–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,837
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Whozit?
- 3–8 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,839
- BGG rating
- 7.3
RabbitZ & Robots
- 1–5 players
- 15–20 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,840
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Crack List
- 2–8 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,841
- BGG rating
- 8.5
La Bataille de la Moscowa (Third Edition)
- 2–8 players
- 1000 min
- Complexity 4.2/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,842
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Sides
- 2–9 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,856
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Star Trek: The Next Generation Fluxx
- 2–6 players
- 5–30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,857
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Pop Art
- 1–8 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2026
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,858
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Eruption
- 2–6 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,859
- BGG rating
- 7.4
The Ironclads: A Tactical Level Game of Naval Combat in the American Civil War 1861-1865
- 1–8 players
- 120–180 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 1979
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,862
- BGG rating
- 7.2
La Pâtisserie Rococo
- 1–5 players
- 60–150 min
- Complexity 3.4/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,864
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Dawn of Mankind
- 2–5 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,868
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Graft
- 3–5 players
- 40 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,872
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Beer Mug Dice
- 3–6 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,873
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Legendary Forests
- 2–5 players
- 15–20 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,876
- BGG rating
- 7.0
This Game Is Killer: Frozen Horror
- 4–10 players
- 10–15 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,882
- BGG rating
- 6.3
GAP
- 2–6 players
- 10 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,884
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Smiths of Winterforge
- 1–5 players
- 80–180 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2018
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