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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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Top real-time board games for 5 players

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Time
Complexity
  • Captain Sonar (2016)

    2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Space Alert (2008)

    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Telestrations (2009)

    4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Magic Maze (2017)

    1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)

    1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Millennium Blades (2016)

    2–5 players · 80–120 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Ricochet Robots (1999)

    1–99 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Spot it! (2009)

    2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6

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  • FUSE (2015)

    1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0

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  • 5-Minute Dungeon (2017)

    2–5 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Jungle Speed (1997)

    2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Set! (1988)

    1–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Loony Quest (2015)

    2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Unlock! Heroic Adventures (2018)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Ghost Blitz (2010)

    2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Pictomania (2011)

    3–6 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3

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  • When I Dream (2016)

    4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Werewords (2017)

    4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Taboo (1989)

    4–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3

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  • Pit (1903)

    3–8 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.4

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  • Escape Room The Game (2016)

    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Unlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)

    1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Project ELITE (2020)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Scrabble Scattergories (1988)

    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2

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  • Happy Salmon (2016)

    3–6 players · 2 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Factory Fun (2006)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Scrabble Boggle (1972)

    1–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.2

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  • Unlock! Epic Adventures (2019)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Space Cadets Dice Duel (2013)

    4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Pictomania (Second Edition) (2018)

    3–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Duplex (2010)

    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Space Cadets (2012)

    3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.6

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  • La Boca (2013)

    3–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Sorcerer City (2020)

    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6

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  • 5-Minute Marvel (2018)

    2–5 players · 5 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Pack & Stack (2008)

    3–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Flatline (2017)

    1–5 players · 25–45 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Deckscape Test Time (2017)

    1–6 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Mountains of Madness (2017)

    3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Panic on Wall Street! (2011)

    3–11 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Star Wars Unlock! (2020)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Ghost Blitz 2 (2012)

    2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Telestrations After Dark (2015)

    4–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Super Boggle (1979)

    2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Merchants of Amsterdam (2000)

    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Deckscape Heist in Venice (2018)

    1–6 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.8

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  • DropMix (2017)

    1–6 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Now Boarding (2018)

    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1

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Quick real-time board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)

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.