1-player games / Novel-based
Best 1-player novel-based board games
The best 1-player novel-based board games are Arkham Horror The Card Game, Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island and Eldritch Horror — the top-rated of 48 1-player novel-based 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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AdventureRobinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureEldritch Horror (2013)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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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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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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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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Movies / TV / Radio themeDune Imperium (2020)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureFriday (2011)1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureArkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureNemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameCall to Adventure (2019)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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DiceThe Reckoners (2018)1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameUnlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9
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DeductionMythos Tales (2016)1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameRed Rising (2021)1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4
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FantasyThe Lord of the Ice Garden (2014)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureSkull Tales Full Sail! (2019)1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameThe Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
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Card GameChoose Your Own Adventure House of Danger (2018)1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
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AdventureSolomon Kane (2021)1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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Card Game18Lilliput (2018)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
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Novel-basedStarship Troopers (1976)1–2 players · 120 min · ★ 6.5
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FantasyThe Witches A Discworld Game (2013)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.1
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AdventureMousquetaires du Roy (2010)1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 6.8
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AdventureMythos (1996)1–10 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Mansion Murders (1983)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameCall to Adventure The Stormlight Archive (2020)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Novel-basedMichael Strogoff (2017)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameCowboy Bebop Space Serenade (2019)1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureTales of the Northlands The Sagas of Noggin the Nog (2018)1–4 players · 120–150 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureArkham Horror (1987)1–8 players · 180 min · ★ 6.6
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NauticalNemo's War (2009)1 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureTales of Evil (2020)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Queen's Park Affair (1984)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Novel-basedAlice's Garden (2020)1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureDinosaurs of the Lost World (1987)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.6
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MedievalDon Quixote (2010)1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1
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BookSherlock Holmes Four Investigations (2014)1 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureAlbion's Legacy (2015)1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8
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BookChoose Your Own Adventure War with the Evil Power Master (2019)1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
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AdventureThe Hobbit An Unexpected Journey (2013)1–4 players · 40 min · ★ 6.2
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AdventureElric Battle at the End of Time (1977)1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 5.7
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AdventureSanctuary Thieves World (1982)1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 5.6
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 1-player novel-based board game?
- Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) is the highest-rated 1-player novel-based board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.2/10 from 30,213 ratings. Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island and Eldritch Horror round out the top three.
- How many 1-player novel-based board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 48 1-player novel-based board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.