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Best 5-player political board games
The best 5-player political board games are Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition, Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) — the top-rated of 149 5-player political board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017) at 8.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7
Complexity
Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Twilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)
3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Secret Hitler (2016)
5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4
Complexity
Imperial (2006)
2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Imperial 2030 (2009)
2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Dune (2019)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
A Game of Thrones (2003)
3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Diplomacy (1959)
2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Die Macher (1986)
3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)
2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Taj Mahal (2000)
2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
The Republic of Rome (1990)
1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Argent The Consortium (2015)
2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Struggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)
2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Pax Porfiriana (2012)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
The King's Dilemma (2019)
3–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Tribune Primus Inter Pares (2007)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Rex Final Days of an Empire (2012)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Virgin Queen (2012)
2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Tammany Hall (2007)
3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
A Study in Emerald (2013)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Junta (1978)
2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Oath Chronicles of Empire and Exile (2021)
1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Rialto (2013)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Fief France 1429 (2015)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Warrior Knights (2006)
2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
New Angeles (2016)
4–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Here I Stand 500th Anniversary Edition (2017)
2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 8.6
Complexity
Crisis (2016)
1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Vampire The Eternal Struggle (1994)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Kremlin (1986)
3–6 players · 75 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Illuminati (1987)
2–8 players · 60–180 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Coup Rebellion G54 (2014)
3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Empires in Arms (1983)
2–7 players · 120–12000 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Kolejka Queue (2011)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Sword of Rome (2004)
2–5 players · 360 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Conquest of the Empire (2005)
2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Chrononauts (2000)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
Complexity
Pax Pamir (2015)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
John Company (2017)
1–6 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Founding Fathers (2010)
3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Oriflamme (2019)
3–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Quick political board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)
Coup Rebellion G54 (2014)
3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Chrononauts (2000)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
Complexity
Oriflamme (2019)
3–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Nuclear Escalation (1983)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Article 27 The UN Security Council Game (2012)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Nuclear Proliferation (1992)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Bacchus' Banquet (2008)
3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0
Complexity
Dune Spice Harvest (1984)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Message to the Czar (2003)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 5.7
Complexity
Frequently asked
- What is the best 5-player political board game?
- Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017) is the highest-rated 5-player political board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.7/10 from 14,385 ratings. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) round out the top three.
- How many 5-player political board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 149 5-player political board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.
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