1-player games / Fantasy
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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AdventureGloomhaven (2017)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8
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Age of ReasonSpirit Island (2017)1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureArkham Horror The Card Game (2016)1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventureMage Knight Board Game (2011)1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1
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AnimalsCaverna The Cave Farmers (2013)1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureGloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8
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AdventureMansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1
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AnimalsEverdell (2018)1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureEldritch Horror (2013)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureKingdom Death Monster (2015)1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6
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AdventureDescent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureArkham Horror (2005)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureThe Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameAeon's End (2016)1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureToo Many Bones (2017)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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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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AdventureTainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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FantasyCartographers A Roll Player Tale (2019)1–100 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureZombicide Black Plague (2015)1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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FantasyGhost Stories (2008)1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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AnimalsThe Isle of Cats (2019)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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DiceRoll Player (2016)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureMice and Mystics (2012)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureElder Sign (2011)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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FantasyCthulhu Death May Die (2019)1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Card GameAeon's End War Eternal (2017)1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4
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ExplorationMagic Maze (2017)1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureTales of the Arabian Nights (2009)1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureSword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GameAscension Deckbuilding Game (2010)1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureToo Many Bones Undertow (2018)1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8
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Card GameAeon's End Legacy (2019)1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2
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FantasyDwellings of Eldervale (2020)1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureShadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GameOnirim (Second Edition) (2014)1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameThunderstone (2009)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameAeon's End The New Age (2019)1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.7
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FantasyCastle Panic Wood Edition (2009)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameOne Deck Dungeon (2016)1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameBattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
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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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AdventureZombicide Green Horde (2018)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureDefenders of the Realm (2010)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameValeria Card Kingdoms (2016)1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureVast The Crystal Caverns (2016)1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameThunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin (2012)1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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ExplorationMagic Maze (2017) 1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameAscension Deckbuilding Game (2010) 1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameOnirim (Second Edition) (2014) 1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameAscension Storm of Souls (2011)1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameAscension Return of the Fallen (2011)1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameOnirim (2010)1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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AnimalsSylvion (2015)1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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AnimalsSamurai Spirit (2014)1–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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DiceDungeon Roll (2013)1–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.1
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Card GameAscension Immortal Heroes (2012)1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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Aviation / FlightAerion (2019)1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameAscension Realms Unraveled (2014)1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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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.