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Best 1-player fantasy board games

The best 1-player fantasy board games are Gloomhaven, Spirit Island and Arkham Horror The Card Game — the top-rated of 307 1-player fantasy board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Gloomhaven (2017) at 8.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top fantasy board games for 1 player

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  • Gloomhaven (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8

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  • Spirit Island (2017)

    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4

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  • Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)

    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Mage Knight Board Game (2011)

    1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)

    1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8

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  • Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Everdell (2018)

    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Eldritch Horror (2013)

    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Kingdom Death Monster (2015)

    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6

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  • Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)

    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Arkham Horror (2005)

    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3

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  • The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)

    1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Aeon's End (2016)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Too Many Bones (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4

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  • The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)

    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3

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  • Cartographers A Roll Player Tale (2019)

    1–100 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Zombicide Black Plague (2015)

    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Ghost Stories (2008)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3

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  • The Isle of Cats (2019)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Roll Player (2016)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Mice and Mystics (2012)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Elder Sign (2011)

    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Cthulhu Death May Die (2019)

    1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4

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  • Magic Maze (2017)

    1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)

    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)

    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Too Many Bones Undertow (2018)

    1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8

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  • Aeon's End Legacy (2019)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Dwellings of Eldervale (2020)

    1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.4

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  • Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)

    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)

    1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Thunderstone (2009)

    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Aeon's End The New Age (2019)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.7

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  • Castle Panic Wood Edition (2009)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7

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  • One Deck Dungeon (2016)

    1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)

    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0

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  • BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)

    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Zombicide Green Horde (2018)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Defenders of the Realm (2010)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Valeria Card Kingdoms (2016)

    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Vast The Crystal Caverns (2016)

    1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin (2012)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4

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Quick fantasy board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)

Frequently asked

What is the best 1-player fantasy board game?
Gloomhaven (2017) is the highest-rated 1-player fantasy board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.8/10 from 44,354 ratings. Spirit Island and Arkham Horror The Card Game round out the top three.
How many 1-player fantasy board games are there?
MeeplePick lists 307 1-player fantasy board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.