Best role playing board games

The top games using the role playing mechanic, out of 243 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Arkham Horror The Card Game leads the list.

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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