5-player games / Real-time
Best 5-player real-time board games
The best 5-player real-time board games are Captain Sonar, Space Alert and Telestrations — the top-rated of 176 5-player real-time board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Captain Sonar (2016) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Captain Sonar (2016)
2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Space Alert (2008)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Telestrations (2009)
4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Magic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Millennium Blades (2016)
2–5 players · 80–120 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Ricochet Robots (1999)
1–99 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Spot it! (2009)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
FUSE (2015)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
5-Minute Dungeon (2017)
2–5 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Jungle Speed (1997)
2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Set! (1988)
1–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Loony Quest (2015)
2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Unlock! Heroic Adventures (2018)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Ghost Blitz (2010)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Pictomania (2011)
3–6 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
When I Dream (2016)
4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Werewords (2017)
4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Taboo (1989)
4–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
Complexity
Pit (1903)
3–8 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.4
Complexity
Escape Room The Game (2016)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Unlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)
1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Project ELITE (2020)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Scrabble Scattergories (1988)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
Complexity
Happy Salmon (2016)
3–6 players · 2 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
Factory Fun (2006)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
Scrabble Boggle (1972)
1–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.2
Complexity
Unlock! Epic Adventures (2019)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Space Cadets Dice Duel (2013)
4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
Pictomania (Second Edition) (2018)
3–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Duplex (2010)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Space Cadets (2012)
3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
La Boca (2013)
3–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Sorcerer City (2020)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
5-Minute Marvel (2018)
2–5 players · 5 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Pack & Stack (2008)
3–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Flatline (2017)
1–5 players · 25–45 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Deckscape Test Time (2017)
1–6 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Mountains of Madness (2017)
3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Panic on Wall Street! (2011)
3–11 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Star Wars Unlock! (2020)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Ghost Blitz 2 (2012)
2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
Telestrations After Dark (2015)
4–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Super Boggle (1979)
2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Merchants of Amsterdam (2000)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Deckscape Heist in Venice (2018)
1–6 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
DropMix (2017)
1–6 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
Now Boarding (2018)
2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Quick real-time board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)
Space Alert (2008)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Telestrations (2009)
4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Magic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Ricochet Robots (1999)
1–99 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Spot it! (2009)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
FUSE (2015)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
5-Minute Dungeon (2017)
2–5 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Jungle Speed (1997)
2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Set! (1988)
1–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Loony Quest (2015)
2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Ghost Blitz (2010)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Frequently asked
- What is the best 5-player real-time board game?
- Captain Sonar (2016) is the highest-rated 5-player real-time board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 16,502 ratings. Space Alert and Telestrations round out the top three.
- How many 5-player real-time board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 176 5-player real-time board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.
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