Best novel-based board games

The top novel-based games out of 211 in this category, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Arkham Horror The Card Game leads the list.

AdventureArkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventureRobinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureWar of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5
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AdventureEldritch Horror (2013)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingA Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureArkham Horror (2005)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureThe Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
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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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AdventureThe Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingSheriff of Nottingham (2014)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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Movies / TV / Radio themeDune Imperium (2020)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureWar of the Ring (2004)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
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EconomicThe Pillars of the Earth (2006)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameHarry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureFury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)
2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureFriday (2011)
1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureArkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)
1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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HorrorReign of Cthulhu (2016)
2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingDune (2019)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingA Game of Thrones (2003)
3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingDiscworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameDisney Villainous (2018)
2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingFrank Herbert's Dune (1979)
2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureNemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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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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AdventureFury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)
2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureThe Lord of the Rings (2000)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.8
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AdventureLord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameUnmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureConan (2016)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureLord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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EconomicWorld Without End (2009)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureMiddle-Earth Quest (2009)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameUnmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)
2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureThe Battle of Five Armies (2014)
2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingTreasure Island (2018)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameCall to Adventure (2019)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingA Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameUnmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2
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AnimalsTales & Games The Hare & the Tortoise (2011)
2–5 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingA Study in Emerald (2013)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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FantasyBattles of Westeros (2010)
2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureLord of the Rings Friends & Foes (2001)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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DiceThe Reckoners (2018)
1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingWatson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)
2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameUnlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)
1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9
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Novel-basedThe Little Prince Make Me a Planet (2013)
2–5 players · 25 min · ★ 6.9
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AncientThree Kingdoms Redux (2014)
3 players · 135–165 min · ★ 7.9
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DeductionMythos Tales (2016)
1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameRed Rising (2021)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4
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HorrorAbomination The Heir of Frankenstein (2019)
2–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameCall of Cthulhu The Card Game (2008)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameFlaschenteufel (1995)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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HorrorA Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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FantasyThe Lord of the Ice Garden (2014)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameCthulhu Realms (2015)
2–4 players · 25–45 min · ★ 6.7
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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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AdventureRisk The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition (2003)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameHolmes Sherlock & Mycroft (2015)
2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.8
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