Best 2-player novel-based board games

Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)

1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2

Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)

1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8

War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)

2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5

Eldritch Horror (2013)

1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8

Arkham Horror (2005)

1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3

The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)

1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)

1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

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

1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1

Dune Imperium (2020)

1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4

War of the Ring (2004)

2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8

The Pillars of the Earth (2006)

2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3

Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016)

2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5

Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) (2015)

2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5

Arkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)

1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8

Reign of Cthulhu (2016)

2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.4

Dune (2019)

2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1

Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)

2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2

Disney Villainous (2018)

2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1

Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)

2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6

Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)

1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)

1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)

2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1

The Lord of the Rings (2000)

2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.8

Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)

2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5

Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)

2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0

Conan (2016)

2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7

Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002)

2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2

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

1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3

World Without End (2009)

2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3

Middle-Earth Quest (2009)

2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4

Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)

2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4

The Battle of Five Armies (2014)

2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9

Treasure Island (2018)

2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3

Call to Adventure (2019)

1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2

Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)

2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2

Tales & Games The Hare & the Tortoise (2011)

2–5 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.1

A Study in Emerald (2013)

2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2

Battles of Westeros (2010)

2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3

Lord of the Rings Friends & Foes (2001)

2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3

The Reckoners (2018)

1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8

Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)

2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3

Unlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)

1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9

The Little Prince Make Me a Planet (2013)

2–5 players · 25 min · ★ 6.9

Mythos Tales (2016)

1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4

Red Rising (2021)

1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4

Abomination The Heir of Frankenstein (2019)

2–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5

Call of Cthulhu The Card Game (2008)

2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9

Flaschenteufel (1995)

2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7