Best adventure board games
The best adventure board games are Gloomhaven, Arkham Horror The Card Game and Mage Knight Board Game — the top-rated of 540 adventure board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Gloomhaven (2017) at 8.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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AdventureGloomhaven (2017)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8
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AdventureArkham Horror The Card Game (2016)1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventureMage Knight Board Game (2011)1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureRobinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureGloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8
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AdventureMansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1
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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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AdventureClank! A Deck-Building Adventure (2016)2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureNemesis (2018)1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureStar Wars Imperial Assault (2014)1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureThe 7th Continent (2017)1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureKingdom Death Monster (2015)1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6
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AdventureDescent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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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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AdventureT.I.M.E Stories (2015)2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureChronicles of Crime (2018)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureToo Many Bones (2017)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureBetrayal at House on the Hill (2004)3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureChampions of Midgard (2015)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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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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AdventureTainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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AdventureLost Ruins of Arnak (2020)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventureZombicide Black Plague (2015)1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureSurvive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureThe Quest for El Dorado (2017)2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureClank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019)2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.7
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AdventureShadows over Camelot (2005)3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventurePARKS (2019)1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9
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AdventureFlash Point Fire Rescue (2011)2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureWar of the Ring (2004)2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureThis War of Mine The Board Game (2017)1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureMice and Mystics (2012)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureXia Legends of a Drift System (2014)3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9
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AdventureAbove and Below (2015)2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureArcadia Quest (2014)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureFury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureMerchants & Marauders (2010)2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureElder Sign (2011)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureNear and Far (2017)2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureFriday (2011)1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureLegends of Andor (2012)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureMansions of Madness (2011)2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureFirefly The Game (2013)1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureRunewars (2010)2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureDescent Journeys in the Dark (2005)2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureWestern Legends (2018)2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureStar Wars Outer Rim (2019)1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Action / DexterityEscape The Curse of the Temple (2012)1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureTales of the Arabian Nights (2009)1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureArkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureHeroscape Master Set Rise of the Valkyrie (2004)2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureIncan Gold (2005)3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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AdventureHeroQuest (1989)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
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HorrorClaustrophobia (2009)2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureSword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureTobago (2009)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureToo Many Bones Undertow (2018)1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8
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AdventureNemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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Frequently asked
- What is the best adventure board game?
- Gloomhaven (2017) is the highest-rated adventure board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.8/10 from 44,354 ratings. Arkham Horror The Card Game and Mage Knight Board Game round out the top three.
- How many adventure board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 540 adventure board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.