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.

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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Eldritch Horror (2013)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6
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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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Arkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)
1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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Dune (2019)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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Disney Villainous (2018)
2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1
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Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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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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A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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The Reckoners (2018)
1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8
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Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)
2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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Unlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)
1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9
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Mythos Tales (2016)
1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Red Rising (2021)
1–6 players · 45–60 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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Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
2–6 players · 50–70 min · ★ 6.6
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Lord of the Rings Sauron (2002)
3–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
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The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game (2001)
2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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Choose Your Own Adventure House of Danger (2018)
1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
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Illuminati (1982)
2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.2
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221B Baker Street The Master Detective Game (1975)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0
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Marrying Mr. Darcy (2014)
2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.4
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Sheriff of Nottingham (2nd Edition) (2020)
3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Mythos (1996)
1–10 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Mansion Murders (1983)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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Lemming Mafia (2009)
3–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2
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Arkham Horror (1987)
1–8 players · 180 min · ★ 6.6
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Tales of Evil (2020)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Queen's Park Affair (1984)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Around the World in 80 Days (2016)
2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.4
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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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Albion's Legacy (2015)
1–6 players · 90 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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Locke & Key The Game (2012)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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Pachisi (400)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.5
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Trivial Pursuit World of Harry Potter (2014)
2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.0
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Game of Thrones Westeros Intrigue (2014)
2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 5.3
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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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Monopoly The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition (2003)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 5.4
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Dune Spice Harvest (1984)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Dune CCG (1997)
2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
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Genji (2008)
2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.8
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Harry 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)

Lemming Mafia (2009)
3–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2
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Locke & Key The Game (2012)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
Complexity
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Pachisi (400)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.5
Complexity
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Game of Thrones Westeros Intrigue (2014)
2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 5.3
Complexity
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Dune Spice Harvest (1984)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
Complexity
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Mystery at Hogwarts Game (2000)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5
Complexity
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The Hobbit The Defeat of the Evil Dragon Smaug (2001)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.8
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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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Play Me Alice in Wonderdice (2014)
2–6 players · 10 min · ★ 5.7
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Old Maid (1874)
2–6 players · 5 min · ★ 3.6
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Snap (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.