6-player games / Novel-based
Best 6-player novel-based board games
The best 6-player novel-based board games are Eldritch Horror, A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) and Arkham Horror — the top-rated of 66 6-player novel-based board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Eldritch Horror (2013) at 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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AdventureEldritch Horror (2013)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingA Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureArkham Horror (2005)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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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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AdventureArkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingDune (2019)2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameDisney Villainous (2018)2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingFrank Herbert's Dune (1979)2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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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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BluffingA Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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DiceThe Reckoners (2018)1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingWatson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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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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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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Novel-basedAround the World in 80 Days (2004)2–6 players · 50–70 min · ★ 6.6
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AdventureLord of the Rings Sauron (2002)3–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
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AdventureThe Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game (2001)2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameChoose Your Own Adventure House of Danger (2018)1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
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Card GameIlluminati (1982)2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.2
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Deduction221B Baker Street The Master Detective Game (1975)2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0
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Card GameMarrying Mr. Darcy (2014)2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.4
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BluffingSheriff of Nottingham (2nd Edition) (2020)3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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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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AnimalsLemming Mafia (2009)3–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2
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AdventureArkham Horror (1987)1–8 players · 180 min · ★ 6.6
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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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AdventureAround the World in 80 Days (2016)2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.4
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AncientLegends of the Three Kingdoms (2007)2–10 players · 40 min · ★ 5.9
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Card GameSherlock Holmes The Card Game (1991)3–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
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BluffingDune The Dice Game (2015)3–8 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.8
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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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Card GameLocke & Key The Game (2012)3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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Childrens GamePachisi (400)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.5
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Movies / TV / Radio themeTrivial Pursuit World of Harry Potter (2014)2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.0
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Card GameGame of Thrones Westeros Intrigue (2014)2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 5.3
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Card GameWinter Tales (2012)3–7 players · 90 min · ★ 5.8
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DeductionMasque of the Red Death (2018)4–7 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.7
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EconomicMonopoly The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition (2003)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 5.4
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BluffingDune Spice Harvest (1984)3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameDune CCG (1997)2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
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Card GameGenji (2008)2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.8
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Childrens GameHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Mystery at Hogwarts Game (2000)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5
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Quick novel-based board games for 6 players (30 minutes or less)
AnimalsLemming Mafia (2009) 3–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2
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Card GameLocke & Key The Game (2012) 3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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Childrens GamePachisi (400) 2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.5
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Card GameGame of Thrones Westeros Intrigue (2014) 2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 5.3
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BluffingDune Spice Harvest (1984) 3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Childrens GameHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Mystery at Hogwarts Game (2000) 2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5
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AdventureThe Hobbit The Defeat of the Evil Dragon Smaug (2001)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.8
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Action / DexterityJungle Jam (2000)2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1
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Card GameUNO Harry Potter (2000)2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5
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DicePlay Me Alice in Wonderdice (2014)2–6 players · 10 min · ★ 5.7
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AnimalsOld Maid (1874)2–6 players · 5 min · ★ 3.6
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Card GameSnap (1866)2–12 players · 10 min · ★ 3.4
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 6-player novel-based board game?
- Eldritch Horror (2013) is the highest-rated 6-player novel-based board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.8/10 from 30,105 ratings. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) and Arkham Horror round out the top three.
- How many 6-player novel-based board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 66 6-player novel-based board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.