5-player games / Post-Napoleonic
Best 5-player post-napoleonic board games
The best 5-player post-napoleonic board games are Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases, Pax Pamir Second Edition and Pandemic Iberia — the top-rated of 21 5-player post-napoleonic board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982) at 7.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicPax Pamir Second Edition (2019)1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4
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MedicalPandemic Iberia (2016)2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingLetters from Whitechapel (2011)2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingDiplomacy (1959)2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicWabash Cannonball (2007)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GamePax Porfiriana (2012)1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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Post-NapoleonicBetween Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2018)2–7 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureDuel of Ages Set 1 Worldspanner (2003)2–16 players · 120 min · ★ 6.6
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HumorLadies & Gentlemen (2013)4–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Economic1841 Railways in Northern Italy (1994)2–8 players · 300 min · ★ 8.0
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NegotiationPax Britannica The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War (1985)4–7 players · 300 min · ★ 6.7
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American Civil WarTerrible Swift Sword The Three Days of Gettysburg (1976)2–6 players · 420–4200 min · ★ 7.5
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ExplorationViktory II (2006)2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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ExplorationSource of the Nile (1978)1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5
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American Civil WarThe Ironclads A Tactical Level Game of Naval Combat in the American Civil War 1861-1865 (1979)1–8 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingColonial Diplomacy (1994)2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 6.6
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Industry / ManufacturingWar! Age of Imperialism (2001)2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 5.6
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Industry / ManufacturingGear & Piston (2013)2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 5.7
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 5-player post-napoleonic board game?
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982) is the highest-rated 5-player post-napoleonic board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.7/10 from 17,805 ratings. Pax Pamir Second Edition and Pandemic Iberia round out the top three.
- How many 5-player post-napoleonic board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 21 5-player post-napoleonic board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.