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Best 5-player territory building board games
The best 5-player territory building board games are Terraforming Mars, Scythe and Terra Mystica — the top-rated of 105 5-player territory building board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Terraforming Mars (2016) at 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Terraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
Complexity
Scythe (2016)
1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2
Complexity
Terra Mystica (2012)
2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Carcassonne (2000)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Small World (2009)
2–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Keyflower (2012)
2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015)
2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Carcassonne Traders & Builders (2003)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Cartographers A Roll Player Tale (2019)
1–100 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Acquire (1964)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Shogun (2006)
3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Small World Underground (2011)
2–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
StarCraft The Board Game (2007)
2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Carcassonne The River (2001)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Ginkgopolis (2012)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Struggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)
2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Carcassonne The Princess & the Dragon (2005)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
In the Hall of the Mountain King (2019)
2–5 players · 75–90 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Wallenstein (2002)
3–5 players · 150 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Antike (2005)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Shogun (1986)
2–5 players · 240–360 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Web of Power (2000)
3–5 players · 50–60 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Tammany Hall (2007)
3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Risk 2210 A.D. (2001)
2–5 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Eight-Minute Empire (2012)
2–5 players · 8–20 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Vinci (1999)
3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
China (2005)
3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Hacienda (2005)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
DinoGenics (2019)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Fief France 1429 (2015)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
The Little Prince Make Me a Planet (2013)
2–5 players · 25 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Ecos First Continent (2019)
2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
The Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)
1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Carcassonne King & Scout (2003)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
Olympos (2011)
2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Wallenstein (Second Edition) (2012)
3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6
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
Antike II (2014)
3–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Small World of Warcraft (2020)
2–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Carcassonne Amazonas (2016)
2–5 players · 35 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Wealth of Nations (2008)
3–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Oasis (2004)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Citrus (2013)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Tempus (2006)
3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.5
Complexity
Key to the City London (2016)
2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Carcassonne Wheel of Fortune (2009)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Quick territory building board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)
Eight-Minute Empire (2012)
2–5 players · 8–20 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
The Little Prince Make Me a Planet (2013)
2–5 players · 25 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
The Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)
1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Carcassonne Wheel of Fortune (2009)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Micropolis (2018)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
String Railway (2009)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
Complexity
Rolling Ranch (2019)
2–20 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
Risk Express (2006)
2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
Complexity
Kigi (2014)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
Complexity
Slide Blast (2016)
2–6 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
GYM (2017)
2–6 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.3
Complexity
SCAPE (2015)
3–14 players · 5–20 min · ★ 5.9
Complexity
Frequently asked
- What is the best 5-player territory building board game?
- Terraforming Mars (2016) is the highest-rated 5-player territory building board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 68,412 ratings. Scythe and Terra Mystica round out the top three.
- How many 5-player territory building board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 105 5-player territory building board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.