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18 games like A Study in Emerald

The best games like A Study in Emerald are A Study in Emerald (Second Edition), A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) and Call of Cthulhu The Card Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) shares horror, murder/mystery, novel-based with A Study in Emerald.

Ranked alternatives to A Study in Emerald (bluffing, fantasy), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to A Study in Emerald’s medium weight.

1. 1. A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with A Study in Emerald: Horror, Murder/Mystery, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Deck
2. 2. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with A Study in Emerald: Bluffing, Fantasy, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management
3. 3. Call of Cthulhu The Card Game (2008)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with A Study in Emerald: Fantasy, Horror, Novel-based, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
4. 4. A Game of Thrones (2003)
   3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with A Study in Emerald: Bluffing, Fantasy, Novel-based, Political, Hand Management
5. 5. Arkham Horror (2005)
   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with A Study in Emerald: Fantasy, Horror, Novel-based, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement
6. 6. Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with A Study in Emerald: Bluffing, Fantasy, Novel-based, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Hidden Roles
7. 7. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with A Study in Emerald: Bluffing, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management
8. 8. Achaia (2015)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
   Shares with A Study in Emerald: Fantasy, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management
9. 9. Patchistory (2013)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with A Study in Emerald: Bluffing, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management
10. 10. A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with A Study in Emerald: Bluffing, Fantasy, Novel-based, Political
11. 11. Black Rose Wars (2019)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with A Study in Emerald: Bluffing, Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Deck, Hand Management
12. 12. Oath Chronicles of Empire and Exile (2021)
    1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with A Study in Emerald: Fantasy, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management
13. 13. Nightfall Martial Law (2011)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with A Study in Emerald: Fantasy, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
14. 14. Nightfall The Coldest War (2012)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with A Study in Emerald: Fantasy, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
15. 15. Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
    5–30 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with A Study in Emerald: Bluffing, Fantasy, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Hidden Roles
16. 16. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with A Study in Emerald: Fantasy, Horror, Novel-based, Hand Management
17. 17. Eldritch Horror (2013)
    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with A Study in Emerald: Fantasy, Horror, Novel-based, Point to Point Movement
18. 18. Dune (2019)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with A Study in Emerald: Bluffing, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence

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