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 #6,955
BGG rating: 6.2

Splitter

1–12 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #6,956
BGG rating: 6.1

Rumble in the House

3–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #6,957
BGG rating: 7.1

CATsle Builders

3–5 players
30–40 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #6,958
BGG rating: 6.7

Sherlock: Don's Legacy

1–8 players
60 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #6,964
BGG rating: 6.3

Enemy in Sight

2–8 players
120 min
Complexity 1.7/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #6,978
BGG rating: 6.1

Zeus on the Loose

2–5 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #6,979
BGG rating: 6.8

Monopoly Knockout

2–8 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #6,982
BGG rating: 6.0

Knit Wit

2–8 players
15 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #6,983
BGG rating: 6.4

Snow Time

3–5 players
20–40 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #6,985
BGG rating: 6.7

Railway Rivals

2–6 players
90 min
Complexity 2.3/5
1979

BGG rank: BGG #6,988
BGG rating: 6.0

Five Cucumbers

2–6 players
25 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #6,989
BGG rating: 6.6

Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Panic at the Pleasure Palace

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #6,992
BGG rating: 6.3

Mammut

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #6,993
BGG rating: 6.4

Urbania

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #6,999
BGG rating: 6.8

Ratzzia

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #7,006
BGG rating: 6.5

Infarkt

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #7,007
BGG rating: 6.4

Risk: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 2.3/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #7,010
BGG rating: 6.2

Dungeon Rush

2–5 players
13–19 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #7,011
BGG rating: 7.3

Vicious Gardens

1–6 players
20–45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #7,014
BGG rating: 7.7

Baltic Empires: The Northern Wars of 1558-1721

2–5 players
120–360 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #7,015
BGG rating: 6.3

Bring Out Yer Dead

2–5 players
40 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #7,020
BGG rating: 6.8

Mars Open: Tabletop Golf

1–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #7,025
BGG rating: 7.7

Medioevo Universale

3–6 players
120–300 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #7,026
BGG rating: 7.1

China Rails

2–6 players
180–240 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2007

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