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Best 5-player prehistoric board games

The best 5-player prehistoric board games are Dominant Species, Evolution and Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers — the top-rated of 42 5-player prehistoric board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Dominant Species (2010) at 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top prehistoric board games for 5 players

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Time
Complexity
  • Dominant Species (2010)

    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Evolution (2014)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers (2002)

    2–5 players · 35 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Evolution Climate (2016)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6

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  • The Great Zimbabwe (2012)

    2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Draftosaurus (2019)

    2–5 players · 15 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Atlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)

    1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Evo (2001)

    3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Ecos First Continent (2019)

    2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Power Grid The First Sparks (2011)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Carcassonne King & Scout (2003)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Evo (Second Edition) (2011)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Evolution The Beginning (2016)

    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Trias (2002)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4

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  • WildLife (2002)

    2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Fossilis (2020)

    2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Ugg-Tect (2009)

    2–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.3

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  • Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game (2015)

    1–6 players · 45–290 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Triassic Terror (2013)

    2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Uchronia (2012)

    2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Gods Love Dinosaurs (2020)

    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Valley of the Mammoths (1991)

    3–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.4

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  • Lascaux Exploring Ancestral Art (2007)

    3–5 players · 25 min · ★ 6.3

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  • Escape from 100 Million B.C. (2017)

    1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Urland (2001)

    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Honga (2018)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Dominant Species The Card Game (2012)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.0

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  • Mammoth Hunters (2003)

    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.1

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  • Origins How We Became Human (2007)

    2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Mammut (2011)

    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3

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  • Caveman Curling (2010)

    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3

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  • Caveman Curling (2010)

    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3

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  • Ouga Bouga (2011)

    3–6 players · 10 min · ★ 6.0

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  • Cavemen The Quest for Fire (2012)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4

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  • Poetry for Neanderthals (2020)

    2–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Dawn of Mankind (2019)

    2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Wongar (2000)

    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.3

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  • Hoyuk (2006)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2

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  • Dino Hunt Dice (2012)

    2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 5.8

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  • Pirates vs. Dinosaurs (2013)

    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.1

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  • Caveman (2007)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 5.7

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  • Bitin' Off Hedz (1996)

    2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 4.6

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Quick prehistoric board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)

Frequently asked

What is the best 5-player prehistoric board game?
Dominant Species (2010) is the highest-rated 5-player prehistoric board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.8/10 from 18,312 ratings. Evolution and Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers round out the top three.
How many 5-player prehistoric board games are there?
MeeplePick lists 42 5-player prehistoric board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.