Best role playing board games
The best role playing board games are Arkham Horror The Card Game, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Battlestar Galactica The Board Game — the top-rated of 243 role playing board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) at 8.2/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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AdventureArkham Horror The Card Game (2016)1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventureMansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingBattlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureEldritch Horror (2013)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureStar Wars Imperial Assault (2014)1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureKingdom Death Monster (2015)1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6
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AdventureArkham Horror (2005)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureBetrayal at House on the Hill (2004)3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureThe Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingSheriff of Nottingham (2014)3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionCaptain Sonar (2016)2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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DiceRoll Player (2016)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureMice and Mystics (2012)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureMansions of Madness (2011)2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureDescent Journeys in the Dark (2005)2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingSpyfall (2014)3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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AdventureTales of the Arabian Nights (2009)1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureHeroQuest (1989)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureSword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureToo Many Bones Undertow (2018)1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8
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AdventureShadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureStuffed Fables (2018)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameMonikers (2015)4–16 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak (2015)3–7 players · 10 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureWarhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureVast The Crystal Caverns (2016)1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game (2011)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingWerewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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AdventureShadows of Brimstone Swamps of Death (2014)1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureTalisman Revised 4th Edition (2007)2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5
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AdventureRunebound Second Edition (2005)2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingA Fake Artist Goes to New York (2012)5–10 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureDestinies (2021)1–3 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureFallout (2017)1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingFog of Love (2017)2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9
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AdventureThe City of Kings (2018)1–4 players · 45–180 min · ★ 7.7
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DeductionWhen I Dream (2016)4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureEscape the Dark Castle (2017)1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 7.6
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Action / DexterityCatacombs (Third Edition) (2015)2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6
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MiniaturesCore Space (2019)1–6 players · 45–180 min · ★ 8.9
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AdventureWarhammer Quest (1995)1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingUltimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureEtherfields (2020)1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureFolklore The Affliction (2017)1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Collectible ComponentsBattleTech (1985)2–0 players · 0 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureBetrayal at Baldur's Gate (2017)3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureLegacy of Dragonholt (2017)1–6 players · 60–999 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingDark Moon (2011)3–7 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.0
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Action / DexterityCatacombs (2010)2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameGloom of Kilforth A Fantasy Quest Game (2017)1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameDragonfire (2017)2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureWarhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress (2018)1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureDungeon Degenerates Hand of Doom (2017)1–4 players · 30–360 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game (2015)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureHeroes of Terrinoth (2018)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
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FightingNecromunda Underhive (1995)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingWerewolf (1986)8–24 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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Frequently asked
- What is the best role playing board game?
- Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) is the highest-rated role playing board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.2/10 from 30,213 ratings. Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Battlestar Galactica The Board Game round out the top three.
- How many role playing board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 243 role playing board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.