Runebound (Third Edition) / Similar games

18 games like Runebound (Third Edition)

The best games like Runebound (Third Edition) are Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon, Above and Below and Mice and Mystics — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon shares adventure, exploration, fantasy with Runebound (Third Edition).

Every alternative below links to its own Runebound (Third Edition)-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium · games like Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon →
   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Area Movement, Deck, Dice Rolling · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
   View Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon on Amazon →
2. 2. Above and Below (2015)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · games like Above and Below →
   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
   View Above and Below on Amazon →
3. 3. Mice and Mystics (2012)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Mice and Mystics →
   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min shorter · same complexity
   View Mice and Mystics on Amazon →
4. 4. Mansions of Madness (2011)
   2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Mansions of Madness →
   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
5. 5. HeroQuest (1989)
   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like HeroQuest →
   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
6. 6. Conan (2016)
   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · games like Conan →
   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Fantasy, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
7. 7. Massive Darkness (2017)
   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · games like Massive Darkness →
   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Spire's End (2019)
   1–2 players · 15–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Deck, Dice Rolling · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Runebound (Third Edition): both play at 2 · plays solo · ~82 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Eldritch Horror (2013)
   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Eldritch Horror →
   Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
    1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy · games like Mage Knight Board Game →
    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Deck, Dice Rolling · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +1.7 heavier
11. 11. Altar Quest (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Deck, Dice Rolling · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. This War of Mine The Board Game (2017)
    1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like This War of Mine The Board Game →
    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~67 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
    3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · games like Xia Legends of a Drift System →
    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Arcadia Quest (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · games like Arcadia Quest →
    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling · 1 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
15. 15. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients →
    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling · 1 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. Forgotten Waters (2020)
    3–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling · 1 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 7 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
17. 17. Too Many Bones (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · games like Too Many Bones →
    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Fantasy, Deck, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +1.2 heavier
18. 18. Fallout (2017)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · games like Fallout →
    Shares with Runebound (Third Edition): Adventure, Exploration, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Runebound (Third Edition)’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Runebound (Third Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Runebound (Third Edition) fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.