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Best 5-player renaissance board games

The best 5-player renaissance board games are El Grande, Keyflower and The Princes of Florence — the top-rated of 80 5-player renaissance board games in the MeeplePick database, led by El Grande (1995) at 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top renaissance board games for 5 players

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Time
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  • El Grande (1995)

    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Keyflower (2012)

    2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8

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  • The Princes of Florence (2000)

    2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Endeavor Age of Sail (2018)

    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery (2007)

    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Notre Dame (2007)

    2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Navegador (2010)

    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Endeavor (2009)

    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Archipelago (2012)

    2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)

    2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Medici (1995)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Francis Drake (2013)

    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.4

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  • The Traders of Genoa (2001)

    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1

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  • History of the World (1991)

    3–6 players · 135–270 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Empires Age of Discovery (2015)

    2–6 players · 50–150 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Virgin Queen (2012)

    2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Dogs of War (2014)

    3–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Love Letter Sender (2019)

    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Rialto (2013)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Princes of the Renaissance (2003)

    3–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Here I Stand 500th Anniversary Edition (2017)

    2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 8.6

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  • Leonardo da Vinci (2006)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Age of Renaissance (1996)

    3–6 players · 120–300 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Wallenstein (Second Edition) (2012)

    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Florenza (2010)

    2–5 players · 200 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Nieuw Amsterdam (2012)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Ragusa (2019)

    1–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Dynasties Heirate & Herrsche (2016)

    3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Intrigue (1994)

    3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4

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  • Revolution The Dutch Revolt 1568-1648 (2004)

    2–5 players · 240–480 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Mundus Novus (2011)

    2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Merchants of Amsterdam (2000)

    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Machiavelli (1977)

    4–8 players · 480 min · ★ 7.1

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  • King Up! (2004)

    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4

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  • Ruse and Bruise (2006)

    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5

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  • The Great Fire of London 1666 (2010)

    3–6 players · 80–120 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Council of Verona (2013)

    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3

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  • Strozzi (2008)

    3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Carnival Zombie (2013)

    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Tulip Bubble (2017)

    3–5 players · 50–70 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Pizarro & Co. (2002)

    3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5

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  • The El Grande Expansions (2000)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Medici The Card Game (2016)

    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7

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  • A Brief History of the World (2009)

    3–6 players · 90–180 min · ★ 6.9

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  • History of the World (2018)

    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Dominare (2012)

    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Mousquetaires du Roy (2010)

    1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Il Principe (2005)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4

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

Frequently asked

What is the best 5-player renaissance board game?
El Grande (1995) is the highest-rated 5-player renaissance board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.8/10 from 23,873 ratings. Keyflower and The Princes of Florence round out the top three.
How many 5-player renaissance board games are there?
MeeplePick lists 80 5-player renaissance board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

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