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.

• Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
  1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
• Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
• War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
  2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5
• Eldritch Horror (2013)
  1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
• A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
  3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6
• Arkham Horror (2005)
  1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
• The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
  1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
• Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)
  1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
• The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
  1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1
• Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
  3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
• Dune Imperium (2020)
  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
• War of the Ring (2004)
  2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
• The Pillars of the Earth (2006)
  2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
• Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016)
  2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
• Fury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)
  2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
• Friday (2011)
  1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1
• Arkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)
  1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
• Reign of Cthulhu (2016)
  2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.4
• Dune (2019)
  2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
• A Game of Thrones (2003)
  3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
• Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
• Disney Villainous (2018)
  2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1
• Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
  2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
• Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
• Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)
  1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
• Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)
  2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
• The Lord of the Rings (2000)
  2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.8
• Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
• Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
  2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0
• Conan (2016)
  2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
• Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
• Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
  1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
• World Without End (2009)
  2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
• Middle-Earth Quest (2009)
  2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4
• Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)
  2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4
• The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
  2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9
• Treasure Island (2018)
  2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
• Call to Adventure (2019)
  1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
• A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
  3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
• Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)
  2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2
• Tales & Games The Hare & the Tortoise (2011)
  2–5 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.1
• A Study in Emerald (2013)
  2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
• Battles of Westeros (2010)
  2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
• Lord of the Rings Friends & Foes (2001)
  2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
• The Reckoners (2018)
  1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8
• Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)
  2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
• Unlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)
  1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9
• The Little Prince Make Me a Planet (2013)
  2–5 players · 25 min · ★ 6.9
• Three Kingdoms Redux (2014)
  3 players · 135–165 min · ★ 7.9
• Mythos Tales (2016)
  1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
• Red Rising (2021)
  1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4
• Abomination The Heir of Frankenstein (2019)
  2–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
• Call of Cthulhu The Card Game (2008)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
• Flaschenteufel (1995)
  2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
• A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)
  2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
• The Lord of the Ice Garden (2014)
  1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
• Cthulhu Realms (2015)
  2–4 players · 25–45 min · ★ 6.7
• Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)
  1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
• Risk The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition (2003)
  2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5
• Holmes Sherlock & Mycroft (2015)
  2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.8