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.

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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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.