5-player games / Space Exploration
Best 5-player space exploration board games
The best 5-player space exploration board games are Terraforming Mars, Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine — the top-rated of 64 5-player space exploration board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Terraforming Mars (2016) at 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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EconomicTerraforming Mars (2016)1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
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BluffingBattlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameThe Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0
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CivilizationRoll for the Galaxy (2014)2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingCosmic Encounter (2008)3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8
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CivilizationEclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8
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DiceTiny Epic Galaxies (2015)1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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ElectronicSpace Alert (2008)1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureXia Legends of a Drift System (2014)3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9
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DiceSpace Base (2018)2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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CivilizationStarCraft The Board Game (2007)2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3
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MathLeaving Earth (2015)1–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameCore Worlds (2011)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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Science FictionNew Frontiers (2018)2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.6
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Science FictionMission Red Planet (2005)3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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CivilizationEmpires of the Void II (2018)2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicMerchant of Venus (1988)1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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CivilizationHigh Frontier 4 All (2020)1–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 8.7
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CivilizationAd Astra (2009)3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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DiceSpace Cadets Dice Duel (2013)4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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EconomicHigh Frontier (2010)2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4
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CivilizationHigh Frontier (Third Edition) (2017)1–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.3
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Action / DexteritySpace Cadets (2012)3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.6
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DiceThe Artemis Project (2019)1–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.3
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CivilizationExodus Proxima Centauri (2012)2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingImpulse (2013)2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameAlien Artifacts (2017)2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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AnimalsWild Space (2020)1–5 players · 15–40 min · ★ 7.5
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Comic Book / StripOnward to Venus (2014)2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.9
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AdventureSpace Cadets Away Missions (2015)1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameSpaceteam (2015)3–6 players · 5 min · ★ 6.7
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CivilizationGalactic Emperor (2008)3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.6
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AdventureStar Trek Deck Building Game The Next Generation (2011)2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5
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Science FictionAndromeda (1999)3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
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BluffingCosmic Encounter 42nd Anniversary Edition (2018)3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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AdventureWindward (2020)1–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.5
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RacingAsteroyds (2010)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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MiniaturesBattlestations Second Edition (2017)2–9 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.0
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CivilizationHorizons (2018)2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 6.8
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium (1997)2–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.6
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Second Edition (2000)2–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.9
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CivilizationStellar Horizons (2020)1–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1
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Science FictionCosmic Colonies (2020)1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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CivilizationHegemonic (2013)2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.8
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AnimalsDemeter (2020)1–100 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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Science FictionUndermining (2011)2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4
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Economic2038 Tycoons of the Asteroid Belt (1995)3–6 players · 360 min · ★ 7.1
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Quick space exploration board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)
Card GameThe Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019) 2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0
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ElectronicSpace Alert (2008) 1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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DiceSpace Cadets Dice Duel (2013) 4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameSpaceteam (2015) 3–6 players · 5 min · ★ 6.7
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RacingAsteroyds (2010) 2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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AnimalsDemeter (2020) 1–100 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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PuzzleKaosmos (2018)2–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameSolar Draft (2019)2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.2
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AnimalsFruit Spy (2005)3–5 players · 15–20 min · ★ 5.8
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Card GameMoons (2017)3–6 players · 20 min · ★ 5.9
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NumberGPS (2020)2–5 players · 10 min · ★ 5.5
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 5-player space exploration board game?
- Terraforming Mars (2016) is the highest-rated 5-player space exploration board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 68,412 ratings. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine round out the top three.
- How many 5-player space exploration board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 64 5-player space exploration board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.