Best 8-player novel-based board games

The top-rated novel-based board games that play well with 8 players, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 19 games. Eldritch Horror leads the list (medium complexity).

Top novel-based board games for 8 players

Eldritch Horror (2013)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)
1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
Mythos Tales (2016)
1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
Choose Your Own Adventure House of Danger (2018)
1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
Mythos (1996)
1–10 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
Arkham Horror (1987)
1–8 players · 180 min · ★ 6.6
Legends of the Three Kingdoms (2007)
2–10 players · 40 min · ★ 5.9
Sherlock Holmes The Card Game (1991)
3–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
Dune The Dice Game (2015)
3–8 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.8
Choose Your Own Adventure War with the Evil Power Master (2019)
1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
Dune CCG (1997)
2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
Jungle Jam (2000)
2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1
UNO Harry Potter (2000)
2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5
Scene It? Harry Potter (2005)
2–12 players · 60 min · ★ 5.3
Snap (1866)
2–12 players · 10 min · ★ 3.4