What is the best 5-player city building board game?

Puerto Rico (2002) is the highest-rated 5-player city building board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.0/10 from 64,023 ratings. 7 Wonders and Carcassonne round out the top three.

How many 5-player city building board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 136 5-player city building board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

5-player games / City Building

Best 5-player city building board games

The best 5-player city building board games are Puerto Rico, 7 Wonders and Carcassonne — the top-rated of 136 5-player city building board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Puerto Rico (2002) at 8.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Puerto Rico (2002)
3–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.0
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7 Wonders (2010)
2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
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Carcassonne (2000)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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Lords of Waterdeep (2012)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Le Havre (2008)
1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9
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Caylus Premium Limited Edition (2005)
2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
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Keyflower (2012)
2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Architects of the West Kingdom (2018)
1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
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Citadels Classic (2000)
2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1
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Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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Cyclades (2009)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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Carcassonne Traders & Builders (2003)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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The Princes of Florence (2000)
2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.5
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Glory to Rome (2005)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Kingsburg (2007)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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Charterstone (2017)
1–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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Tiny Towns (2019)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Chinatown (1999)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Glen More (2010)
2–5 players · 45–70 min · ★ 7.3
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Citadels (2016)
2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Carcassonne The River (2001)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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Between Two Cities (2015)
1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0
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Ginkgopolis (2012)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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Carson City (2009)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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Belfort (2011)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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Hadara (2019)
2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5
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Villagers (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Citadels The Dark City (2004)
2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Carcassonne The Princess & the Dragon (2005)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Spyrium (2013)
2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1
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Unfair (2017)
2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.3
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Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India (2004)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
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Saint Petersburg (Second Edition) (2014)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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The Estates (2018)
2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5
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7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)
3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2
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Kingsburg (Second Edition) (2017)
2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Hamburgum (2007)
2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.0
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Peloponnes (2009)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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Keythedral (2002)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0
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Villages of Valeria (2017)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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Strasbourg (2011)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Caylus 1303 (2019)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6
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Carcassonne Winter Edition (2012)
2–5 players · 40 min · ★ 7.5
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The Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)
1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9
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Carcassonne King & Scout (2003)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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NEOM (2018)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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Coloma (2019)
1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4
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The New Era (2011)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Quick city building board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)

7 Wonders (2010)
2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
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Between Two Cities (2015)
1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0
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7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)
3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2
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The Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)
1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9
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Machi Koro Bright Lights (2016)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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The Ark of the Covenant (2003)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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The City (2011)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Carcassonne Wheel of Fortune (2009)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Doodle City (2014)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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Happy City (2021)
2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.6
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Minute Realms (2017)
2–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.5
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Villagers & Villains (2011)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Frequently asked

What is the best 5-player city building board game?: Puerto Rico (2002) is the highest-rated 5-player city building board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.0/10 from 64,023 ratings. 7 Wonders and Carcassonne round out the top three.
How many 5-player city building board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 136 5-player city building board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.