Best 4-player novel-based board games
The top-rated novel-based board games that play well with 4 players, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 176 games. Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island leads the list (medium-heavy complexity).
Top novel-based board games for 4 players
- Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
- War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
- Eldritch Horror (2013)
- A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
- Arkham Horror (2005)
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)
- The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
- Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
- Dune Imperium (2020)
- War of the Ring (2004)
- The Pillars of the Earth (2006)
- Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016)
- Fury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)
- Arkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)
- Reign of Cthulhu (2016)
- Dune (2019)
- A Game of Thrones (2003)
- Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
- Disney Villainous (2018)
- Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
- Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)
- Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)
- The Lord of the Rings (2000)
- Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
- Conan (2016)
- Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
- World Without End (2009)
- Middle-Earth Quest (2009)
- Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)
- Treasure Island (2018)
- Call to Adventure (2019)
- A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
- Tales & Games The Hare & the Tortoise (2011)
- A Study in Emerald (2013)
- Lord of the Rings Friends & Foes (2001)
- The Reckoners (2018)
- Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)
- Unlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)
- The Little Prince Make Me a Planet (2013)
- Mythos Tales (2016)
- Red Rising (2021)
- Abomination The Heir of Frankenstein (2019)
- Flaschenteufel (1995)
- A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)
- The Lord of the Ice Garden (2014)
- Cthulhu Realms (2015)
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)
Quick novel-based board games for 4 players (30 minutes or less)
- Tales & Games The Hare & the Tortoise (2011)
- The Little Prince Make Me a Planet (2013)
- Flaschenteufel (1995)
- Gingerbread House (2018)
- Beyond Baker Street (2016)
- The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)
- The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game (2013)
- Council of Verona (2013)
- A Game of Thrones Collectible Card Game (2002)
- Hats (2019)
- Clue Harry Potter Edition (2008)
- Lemming Mafia (2009)