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18 games like Call to Adventure

The best games like Call to Adventure are One Deck Dungeon, Aerion and Elder Sign — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. One Deck Dungeon shares card game, dice, fantasy with Call to Adventure.

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Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Call to Adventure’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. One Deck Dungeon board game cover
    1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See One Deck Dungeon alternatives →
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 7 shared tags · 4 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–2 players · about the same length · same complexity
  2. Aerion board game cover
    2. Aerion (2019)
    1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 7 shared tags · 4 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
  3. Elder Sign board game cover
    3. Elder Sign (2011)
    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Elder Sign alternatives →
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 6 shared tags · 3 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  4. Harry Potter  Hogwarts Battle board game cover
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle alternatives →
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Fantasy, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Deck · 5 shared tags · 2 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
  5. The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game board game cover
    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 6 shared tags · 2 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  6. Warhammer Underworlds  Shadespire board game cover
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Deck, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Call to Adventure: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  7. The Lord of the Rings  Journeys in Middle-Earth board game cover
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth alternatives →
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Fantasy, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Deck · 4 shared tags · 2 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  8. Nautilion board game cover
    8. Nautilion (2016)
    1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Dice, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 6 shared tags · 4 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
  9. Dungeons & Dragons  The Legend of Drizzt Board Game board game cover
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game alternatives →
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Fantasy, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  10. Atlantis Rising (Second Edition) board game cover
    1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Dice, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 7 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  11. Champions of Midgard board game cover
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Champions of Midgard alternatives →
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  12. Onirim (Second Edition) board game cover
    1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Onirim (Second Edition) alternatives →
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  13. Fantastic Factories board game cover
    1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  14. Dale of Merchants  The Guild of Extraordinary Traders board game cover
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders alternatives →
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
  15. Too Many Bones  Undertow board game cover
    1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Dice, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 6 shared tags · 4 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~75 min longer · +2 heavier
  16. Set a Watch board game cover
    16. Set a Watch (2019)
    1–4 players · 45–80 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~18 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  17. Roll Player board game cover
    17. Roll Player (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Roll Player alternatives →
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  18. Heroes of Terrinoth board game cover
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Call to Adventure: Card Game, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Call to Adventure’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Call to Adventure: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

Frequently asked

What game is most like Call to Adventure?
One Deck Dungeon (2016) is the closest match to Call to Adventure, sharing card game, dice, fantasy. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Call to Adventure?
One Deck Dungeon, Aerion, Elder Sign are the top-ranked alternatives to Call to Adventure in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is One Deck Dungeon harder than Call to Adventure?
Compared with Call to Adventure, One Deck Dungeon is same complexity and about the same length (2.0 vs 2.0 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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