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18 games like Too Many Bones

The best games like Too Many Bones are Mage Knight Board Game, Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon and Altar Quest — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mage Knight Board Game shares adventure, fantasy, cooperative game with Too Many Bones.

Every alternative below links to its own Too Many Bones-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / dice shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Too Many Bones’s 3.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Mage Knight Board Game (2011)

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

   Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 4 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Mage Knight Board Game →
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   2. 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 Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 4 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter

   Check price for Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon →
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   3. Altar Quest (2020)

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

   Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Dice, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 7 shared tags · 4 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

   Check price for Altar Quest →
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   4. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)

   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy · See War of the Ring Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +0.3 heavier
5. 

   5. Kingdom Death Monster (2015)

   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6 · Heavy · See Kingdom Death Monster alternatives →

   Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 

   6. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)

   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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   7. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)

   1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · See Arkham Horror The Card Game alternatives →

   Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–2 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
8. 

   8. Gloomhaven (2017)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Gloomhaven alternatives →

   Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game · 3 shared tags · 1 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
9. 

   9. Eldritch Horror (2013)

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

   Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~90 min longer · 0.5 lighter
10. 

    10. The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)

    1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See The Lord of the Rings The Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
11. 

    11. Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)

    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls alternatives →

    Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    12. 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 Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
13. 

    13. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · 1.2 lighter
14. 

    14. Elder Sign (2011)

    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Elder Sign alternatives →

    Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Dice, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution · 6 shared tags · 3 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 1.5 lighter
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    15. Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island alternatives →

    Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution · 4 shared tags · 3 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
16. 

    16. Machina Arcana (Second/Third Edition) (2019)

    1–4 players · 150 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Dice, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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    17. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)

    2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Too Many Bones: both play at 2 · ~75 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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    18. Dungeon Alliance (2018)

    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Too Many Bones: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Too Many Bones’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Too Many Bones: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Too Many Bones fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.