Best Board Games for 5 Players

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Games to explore.

These are unranked examples based on player counts, times and descriptions. Check each game page for current Table Tested status and recorded reviews.

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Codenames

Give one-word clues to help your team find its secret agents.

2–8 players · up to 15 minExplore game ↗

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Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

Solve a murder using a silent scientist’s clues—and spot the killer sitting among you.

4–12 players · up to 20 minExplore game ↗

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Telestrations

Pass a sketchbook around the table as drawings become guesses—and guesses become drawings.

4–8 players · up to 30 minExplore game ↗

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Camel Up

Back a camel in a chaotic race where the lead can change fast.

2–8 players · up to 30 minExplore game ↗

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7 Wonders

Draft cards to develop an ancient city and build its wonder.

2–7 players · up to 30 minExplore game ↗

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Bohnanza

Trade unwanted beans into useful sets, then harvest your fields for coins.

3–7 players · up to 45 minExplore game ↗

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Sheriff of Nottingham

Declare your goods, negotiate a bribe and decide whose merchant bag deserves inspection.

3–5 players · up to 60 minExplore game ↗

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Ready Set Bet

Place your bets while a dice-driven horse race unfolds in real time.

2–9 players · up to 60 minExplore game ↗

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Magic Maze

Guide four adventurers through a shopping-mall heist while sharing actions and staying mostly silent.

1–8 players · up to 15 minExplore game ↗

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Poetry for Neanderthals

Get your team to guess words using only single-syllable clues.

2–12 players · up to 15 minExplore game ↗

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Articulate!

Describe as many words as you can against the clock and race your team around the board.

4–8 players · up to 60 minExplore game ↗