Best Novel-based Games for 4 Players

Eldritch Horror

2013

7.74

1-8 players 120-240 min 3.32/5

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

2016

7.34

2-4 players 30-60 min 2.09/5

The Pillars of the Earth

2006

7.26

2-4 players 90-120 min 2.81/5

Arkham Horror

2005

7.24

1-8 players 120-240 min 3.59/5

Discworld: Ankh-Morpork

2011

7.26

2-4 players 60 min 2.21/5

Conan

2016

7.63

2-5 players 60-120 min 2.77/5

Elder Sign

2011

6.97

1-8 players 90 min 2.34/5

World Without End

2009

7.22

2-4 players 90-120 min 2.82/5

Parade

2007

6.99

2-6 players 20-30 min 1.46/5

Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game

2011

7.20

1-5 players 60 min 2.59/5

Lord of the Rings

2000

6.73

2-5 players 60 min 2.53/5

Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise

2011

7.07

2-5 players 15 min 1.36/5

Watson & Holmes

2015

7.24

2-7 players 45-75 min 2.16/5

A Game of Thrones: The Card Game

2008

6.80

2-4 players 60 min 3.25/5

The Little Prince: Make Me a Planet

2013

6.89

2-5 players 25 min 1.58/5

A Study in Emerald (second edition)

2015

6.87

2-5 players 60 min 2.94/5

The Name of the Rose

2008

6.88

2-5 players 75 min 2.37/5

Risk: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition

2003

6.57

2-4 players 180 min 2.36/5

Kingsport Festival

2014

6.65

2-5 players 90 min 2.61/5

Age of Conan: The Strategy Board Game

2009

6.67

2-4 players 90 min 3.28/5

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game

2013

6.84

2-5 players 30 min 2.15/5

Witch of Salem

2008

6.64

2-4 players 60 min 2.49/5

The Fury of Dracula

1987

6.92

2-4 players 180 min 2.60/5

The Dwarves

2012

6.85

2-5 players 60-90 min 2.53/5

Tales & Games: The Three Little Pigs

2013

6.41

2-5 players 20 min 1.18/5

The Witcher Adventure Game

2014

6.34

2-4 players 120 min 2.45/5

Marrying Mr. Darcy

2014

6.39

2-6 players 30-60 min 1.42/5

Illuminati

1982

6.17

2-6 players 60-120 min 2.48/5

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Deck-Building Game

2013

6.88

2-5 players 30-45 min 2.18/5

Mythos

1996

6.65

1-10 players 45 min 2.56/5

The Witches: A Discworld Game

2013

6.16

1-4 players 90 min 1.67/5

Risk: The Lord of the Rings

2002

5.94

2-4 players 120 min 2.27/5

Clue: Harry Potter Edition

2008

6.21

3-5 players 30 min 1.58/5

Lemming Mafia

2009

6.23

3-6 players 20 min 1.40/5

Arkham Horror

1987

6.68

1-8 players 180 min 2.42/5

The Hobbit

2010

5.97

2-5 players 30-45 min 1.75/5

Around the World in 80 Days

2016

6.39

2-6 players 45-60 min 1.62/5

Die Säulen der Erde: das Kartenspiel

2010

6.22

3-4 players 30 min 2.11/5

The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Mordor

2015

6.11

2-4 players 20 min 1.47/5

Journey: Wrath of Demons

2015

6.80

1-4 players 30 min 2.68/5

The Secret of Monte Cristo

2011

6.14

2-4 players 60 min 2.38/5

Ark & Noah

2012

6.61

2-4 players 45 min 2.74/5

Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game

1991

6.13

3-8 players 60 min 1.49/5

Victus: Barcelona 1714

2015

7.40

1-4 players 180 min 3.36/5

Arkham Investigator

2013

7.66

1-10 players 120 min 2.46/5

Albion's Legacy

2015

6.67

1-6 players 90 min 3.48/5

Locke & Key: The Game

2012

6.25

3-6 players 30 min 1.72/5

Harry Potter Hogwarts

2010

6.01

2-4 players 20 min 1.48/5

Dune CCG

1997

6.43

2-8 players 60 min 3.48/5

Lords & Ladies

2014

6.53

2-5 players 60 min 1.57/5

Achaia

2015

6.46

2-5 players 60-90 min 3.00/5

Riddle of the Ring

1982

6.93

2-8 players 120 min 2.06/5

El Club de los Martes

2007

7.06

3-6 players 60 min 2.04/5

John Carter: Warlord of Mars

1979

6.66

2-6 players 180 min 3.10/5

Around the World in 80 Days

1986

5.99

2-6 players 60 min 1.65/5

Jane Austen's Matchmaker

2014

6.32

3-6 players 30 min 2.00/5

Enclave: Zakon Krańca Świata

2013

6.26

2-4 players 120 min 3.18/5

Saustall

2010

6.24

2-4 players 45 min 2.23/5

Der Herr der Ringe: Die Gefährten – Das Kartenspiel

2001

5.88

2-4 players 45 min 1.96/5

The Hobbit Adventure Boardgame

1994

5.93

2-4 players 90 min 1.85/5

10 Negritos

2014

6.15

1-6 players 90 min 2.41/5

Gamedec

2013

6.49

1-6 players 75 min 3.00/5

Jacob Marley, Esq.

2004

6.22

3-6 players 90 min 2.17/5

Phenomena

2007

6.58

2-5 players 90 min 2.27/5

Elric

1977

5.84

1-4 players 120 min 2.47/5

Trivial Pursuit: The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy Collector's Edition

2003

5.68

2-4 players 120 min 1.88/5

Der Herr der Ringe: Die Zwei Türme – das Kartenspiel

2002

5.83

2-5 players 30 min 1.96/5

221B Baker St.: Sherlock Holmes & the Time Machine

1996

5.79

2-6 players 45 min 2.00/5

The Lord of the Rings Dice Building Game

2013

5.63

2-4 players 30 min 2.19/5

Crimebox Investigation

2012

6.10

2-8 players 30 min 1.75/5

Dune

1984

5.74

2-4 players 90 min 2.16/5

Der Hobbit: Eine unerwartete Reise – Das Spiel zum Film

2012

5.76

2-4 players 60 min 1.69/5

Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu

2009

6.16

2-5 players 60 min 1.27/5

Mieses Karma

2011

5.81

3-5 players 30 min 1.58/5

Moby Dick, or, The Card Game

2013

5.68

2-4 players 60 min 2.18/5

Le Petit Poucet

2012

5.90

3-6 players 20 min 1.22/5

Play Me: Alice in Wonderdice

2014

5.64

2-6 players 10 min 1.27/5

Metro 2033

2011

5.74

2-6 players 60 min 2.67/5

Scene It? Harry Potter Second Edition

2007

5.67

2-4 players 60 min 1.00/5

The Witcher: The Adventure Card Game

2007

5.67

2-4 players 60 min 2.04/5

I Say, Holmes! (Second Edition)

2014

5.55

3-8 players 30-45 min 1.58/5

Tintenherz

2007

5.33

2-6 players 1.60/5

UNO: Harry Potter

2000

5.62

2-10 players 30 min 1.07/5

Narnia Risk Junior

2006

5.46

2-4 players 90 min 1.95/5

1984: Animal Farm

2012

5.31

3-5 players 60-90 min 2.56/5

Der Goldene Kompass

2007

5.42

2-4 players 60 min 1.88/5

El Capitán Alatriste

2002

5.19

2-6 players 90 min 1.94/5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Mystery at Hogwarts Game

2000

5.56

2-6 players 30 min 1.47/5

The Hunger Games: Training Days

2010

5.29

2-6 players 2.00/5

Goosebumps: Terror in the Graveyard Game

1995

5.57

2-4 players 45 min 1.21/5

Goodnight Moon

1997

4.88

1-4 players 10 min 1.00/5

Myth Fortunes

1990

4.94

2-6 players 90 min 1.86/5

Tales & Games: Baba Yaga

2013

5.42

2-5 players 15 min 1.23/5

Guards! Guards! A Discworld Boardgame

2011

5.61

2-6 players 120 min 2.61/5

The Princess and the Pea

2004

5.29

1-4 players 10 min 1.00/5

Harry Potter: Diagon Alley Board Game

2001

5.31

3-6 players 45 min 1.13/5

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cheese Touch

2010

4.76

3-6 players 30-40 min 1.00/5

Scene It? Harry Potter

2005

5.36

2-4 players 60 min 1.56/5

Building An Elder God

2011

4.83

2-5 players 15 min 1.00/5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Trivia Game

2000

5.31

2-6 players 60 min 1.40/5

Twist of Fate

2016

4.87

2-4 players 20-45 min 1.00/5

The Da Vinci Code Board Game: The Quest for the Truth

2006

5.16

2-6 players 120 min 1.95/5

The Hunger Games: District 12 Strategy Game

2012

5.18

2-4 players 30 min 1.71/5

World War Z: The Game

2013

4.41

2-4 players 50 min 1.50/5

Monopoly: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition

2003

5.42

2-6 players 60 min 1.57/5

Dragonology: The Game

2006

4.63

2-6 players 60 min 1.53/5