Best 5-player novel-based board games

Eldritch Horror (2013)

1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8

A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)

3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6

Arkham Horror (2005)

1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3

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

Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)

3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1

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

Dune (2019)

2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1

A Game of Thrones (2003)

3–5 players · 180 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

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

Conan (2016)

2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7

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

1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3

Treasure Island (2018)

2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3

A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)

3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8

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

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

A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)

2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)

1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

2–6 players · 50–70 min · ★ 6.6

Skull Tales Full Sail! (2019)

1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.9

The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)

1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1

Kingsport Festival (2014)

3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7

Mountains of Madness (2017)

3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6

Lord of the Rings Sauron (2002)

3–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9

Hunt for the Ring (2017)

2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.2

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)

1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6

The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game (2001)

2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9

The Name of the Rose (2008)

2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 6.8

Choose Your Own Adventure House of Danger (2018)

1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4

Solomon Kane (2021)

1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3

The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game (2013)

2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8

Beowulf The Legend (2005)

2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4

Illuminati (1982)

2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.2

The Dwarves (2012)

2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9

Council of Verona (2013)

2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3

221B Baker Street The Master Detective Game (1975)

2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0