5-player games / Spies/Secret Agents
Best 5-player spies/secret agents board games
The best 5-player spies/secret agents board games are Codenames XXL, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases and Decrypto XL — the top-rated of 55 5-player spies/secret agents board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Codenames XXL (2015) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Card GameCodenames XXL (2015)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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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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DeductionDecrypto XL (2018)3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicPax Pamir Second Edition (2019)1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4
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BluffingSpyfall (2014)3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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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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Spies/Secret AgentsBlack Orchestra (2016)1–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionSpecter Ops (2015)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingHuman Punishment Social Deduction 2.0 (2018)4–16 players · 15–90 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingSpyfall 2 (2016)3–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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HorrorA Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameAndroid Infiltration (2012)2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5
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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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BluffingGood Cop Bad Cop (2014)4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6
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DeductionInkognito (2013) (1988)3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GamePax Pamir (2015)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameCodenames Deep Undercover (2016)4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingHeimlich & Co. (1984)2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
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BluffingThe Thing Infection at Outpost 31 (2017)4–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingTimebomb (2016)4–8 players · 1–30 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingSecrets (2017)4–8 players · 15–35 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingThe Manhattan Project 2 Minutes to Midnight (2018)2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionLinq (2004)4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionNOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012)2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5
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Comic Book / StripHail Hydra (2018)5–8 players · 40–75 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameLegendary A James Bond Deck Building Game (2019)1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameThe Agents (2013)2–5 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.3
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DeductionHomeland The Game (2015)3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.6
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DeductionSpecter Ops Broken Covenant (2018)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingShifty Eyed Spies (2017)4–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8
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BluffingSneaks & Snitches (2010)2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
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Card GameBlack Vienna (1987)3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingCrossfire (2017)5–10 players · 5–10 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingThe Message Emissary Crisis (2009)3–9 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameMunchkin Impossible (2006)3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.0
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Card GameCheckpoint Charlie (2016)3–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameBlack Spy (1981)3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.3
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DeductionVisitor in Blackwood Grove (2018)3–6 players · 5–15 min · ★ 6.3
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Bluffing[redacted] (2014)2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2
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NapoleonicCastle Risk (1986)2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 5.5
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BluffingSpy Alley (1992)2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.7
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Card GameJames Ernest's Totally Renamed Spy Game (1996)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.4
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BluffingTimeBomb Evolution (2016)4–6 players · 25–30 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionDestination X (2017)2–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6
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NegotiationSpies! (1981)2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 6.4
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ElectronicLEADERS The Combined Strategy Game (2013)2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.7
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EconomicVenice (2021)1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.7
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Quick spies/secret agents board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)
Card GameCodenames XXL (2015) 2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017) 2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingSpyfall (2014) 3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingSpyfall 2 (2016) 3–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingGood Cop Bad Cop (2014) 4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameCodenames Deep Undercover (2016) 4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingHeimlich & Co. (1984) 2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
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BluffingTimebomb (2016) 4–8 players · 1–30 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionNOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012) 2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingShifty Eyed Spies (2017) 4–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8
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BluffingSneaks & Snitches (2010) 2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
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BluffingCrossfire (2017) 5–10 players · 5–10 min · ★ 6.5
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 5-player spies/secret agents board game?
- Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated 5-player spies/secret agents board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases and Decrypto XL round out the top three.
- How many 5-player spies/secret agents board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 55 5-player spies/secret agents board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.