7-player games / Novel-based

Best 7-player novel-based board games

The best 7-player novel-based board games are Eldritch Horror, Arkham Horror and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases — the top-rated of 22 7-player novel-based board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Eldritch Horror (2013) at 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top novel-based board games for 7 players

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Time
Complexity
  • Eldritch Horror (2013)

    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Arkham Horror (2005)

    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3

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

    1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

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

    1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

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

    2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Mythos Tales (2016)

    1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4

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

    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)

    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6

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  • Choose Your Own Adventure House of Danger (2018)

    1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4

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  • Mythos (1996)

    1–10 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Arkham Horror (1987)

    1–8 players · 180 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Legends of the Three Kingdoms (2007)

    2–10 players · 40 min · ★ 5.9

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  • Sherlock Holmes The Card Game (1991)

    3–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2

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  • Dune The Dice Game (2015)

    3–8 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Choose Your Own Adventure War with the Evil Power Master (2019)

    1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2

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  • Winter Tales (2012)

    3–7 players · 90 min · ★ 5.8

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  • Masque of the Red Death (2018)

    4–7 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Dune CCG (1997)

    2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4

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  • Jungle Jam (2000)

    2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1

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  • UNO Harry Potter (2000)

    2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5

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  • Scene It? Harry Potter (2005)

    2–12 players · 60 min · ★ 5.3

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  • Snap (1866)

    2–12 players · 10 min · ★ 3.4

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Frequently asked

What is the best 7-player novel-based board game?
Eldritch Horror (2013) is the highest-rated 7-player novel-based board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.8/10 from 30,105 ratings. Arkham Horror and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases round out the top three.
How many 7-player novel-based board games are there?
MeeplePick lists 22 7-player novel-based board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.