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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AdventureEldritch Horror (2013)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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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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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingWatson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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DeductionMythos Tales (2016)1–10 players · 60–120 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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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
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Card GameChoose Your Own Adventure House of Danger (2018)1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
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AdventureMythos (1996)1–10 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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AdventureArkham Horror (1987)1–8 players · 180 min · ★ 6.6
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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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BookChoose Your Own Adventure War with the Evil Power Master (2019)1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
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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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Card GameDune CCG (1997)2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
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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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Childrens GameScene It? Harry Potter (2005)2–12 players · 60 min · ★ 5.3
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Card GameSnap (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.