Runebound (Third Edition) / Similar games

18 games like Runebound (Third Edition)

The best games like Runebound (Third Edition) are Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon, Above and Below and Mice and Mystics — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon shares adventure, exploration, fantasy with Runebound (Third Edition).

Every alternative below links to its own Runebound (Third Edition)-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium · See Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon alternatives →

   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Area Movement, Deck, Dice Rolling · 6 shared tags · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier

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   2. Above and Below (2015)

   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Above and Below alternatives →

   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · same complexity

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   3. Mice and Mystics (2012)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Mice and Mystics alternatives →

   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min shorter · same complexity

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   4. Mansions of Madness (2011)

   2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness alternatives →

   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
5. 

   5. HeroQuest (1989)

   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See HeroQuest alternatives →

   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution · 5 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   6. Conan (2016)

   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Conan alternatives →

   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Fantasy, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
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   7. Massive Darkness (2017)

   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Massive Darkness alternatives →

   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
8. 

   8. Spire's End (2019)

   1–2 players · 15–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Deck, Dice Rolling · 6 shared tags · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Runebound (Third Edition): both play at 2 · plays solo · ~82 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 

   9. Eldritch Horror (2013)

   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Eldritch Horror alternatives →

   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 

    10. Mage Knight Board Game (2011)

    1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy · See Mage Knight Board Game alternatives →

    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Deck, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +1.7 heavier
11. 

    11. Altar Quest (2020)

    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium

    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Deck, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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    12. This War of Mine The Board Game (2017)

    1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See This War of Mine The Board Game alternatives →

    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~67 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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    13. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)

    3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Xia Legends of a Drift System alternatives →

    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
14. 

    14. Arcadia Quest (2014)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Arcadia Quest alternatives →

    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
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    15. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)

    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients alternatives →

    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
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    16. Forgotten Waters (2020)

    3–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 7 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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    17. Too Many Bones (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Too Many Bones alternatives →

    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Fantasy, Deck, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution · 5 shared tags · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +1.2 heavier
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    18. Fallout (2017)

    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Fallout alternatives →

    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Runebound (Third Edition) fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.