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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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City BuildingPuerto Rico (2002)3–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.0
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Ancient7 Wonders (2010)2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingCarcassonne (2000)2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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City BuildingLords of Waterdeep (2012)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingLe Havre (2008)1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9
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City BuildingCaylus Premium Limited Edition (2005)2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingKeyflower (2012)2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingArchitects of the West Kingdom (2018)1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingCitadels Classic (2000)2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1
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City BuildingCarcassonne The Expansion (2002)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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AncientCyclades (2009)2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingCarcassonne Traders & Builders (2003)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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City BuildingThe Princes of Florence (2000)2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientGlory to Rome (2005)2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingKingsburg (2007)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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City BuildingCharterstone (2017)1–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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Abstract StrategyTiny Towns (2019)1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingChinatown (1999)3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingGlen More (2010)2–5 players · 45–70 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingCitadels (2016)2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingCarcassonne The River (2001)2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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City BuildingBetween Two Cities (2015)1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0
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City BuildingGinkgopolis (2012)1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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American WestCarson City (2009)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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City BuildingBelfort (2011)2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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City BuildingHadara (2019)2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameVillagers (2019)1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingCitadels The Dark City (2004)2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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City BuildingCarcassonne The Princess & the Dragon (2005)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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City BuildingSpyrium (2013)2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameUnfair (2017)2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingMaharaja The Game of Palace Building in India (2004)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
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Age of ReasonSaint Petersburg (Second Edition) (2014)2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingThe Estates (2018)2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5
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Ancient7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2
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City BuildingKingsburg (Second Edition) (2017)2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingHamburgum (2007)2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.0
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AncientPeloponnes (2009)1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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City BuildingKeythedral (2002)2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameVillages of Valeria (2017)1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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City BuildingStrasbourg (2011)3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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City BuildingCaylus 1303 (2019)2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6
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City BuildingCarcassonne Winter Edition (2012)2–5 players · 40 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingThe Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9
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City BuildingCarcassonne King & Scout (2003)2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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City BuildingNEOM (2018)1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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American WestColoma (2019)1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameThe 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)
Ancient7 Wonders (2010) 2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingBetween Two Cities (2015) 1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0
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Ancient7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020) 3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2
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City BuildingThe Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017) 1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameMachi Koro Bright Lights (2016)2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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AncientThe Ark of the Covenant (2003)2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameThe City (2011)2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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City BuildingCarcassonne Wheel of Fortune (2009)2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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City BuildingDoodle City (2014)1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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City BuildingHappy City (2021)2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameMinute Realms (2017)2–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameVillagers & 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.