category · 63 games

    Novel-based

    63 of the BoardGameGeek Top 1000 are Novel-based games. The highest ranked is Dune: Imperium – Uprising at #5, and the list spans 1979 to 2025. Every one of them can be a BGGuessr daily answer.

    1. #5Dune: Imperium – Uprising
    2. #6Dune: Imperium
    3. #8War of the Ring: Second Edition
    4. #18The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
    5. #33Arkham Horror: The Card Game
    6. #52The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
    7. #55Cthulhu: Death May Die
    8. #80Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
    9. #100Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Core Set)
    10. #121Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
    11. #127The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game
    12. #133Wonderland's War
    13. #140Eldritch Horror
    14. #145The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
    15. #162ISS Vanguard
    16. #187The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
    17. #197Unmatched: Cobble & Fog
    18. #211Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
    19. #216Dune
    20. #226Dune: War for Arrakis
    21. #231War of the Ring
    22. #242A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
    23. #302Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One
    24. #308The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set
    25. #331The Witcher: Old World
    26. #358Arkham Horror (Third Edition)
    27. #413Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition)
    28. #421Nemo's War (Second Edition)
    29. #430Unmatched: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot
    30. #470Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
    31. #475Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Two
    32. #489The Pillars of the Earth
    33. #495Arkham Horror
    34. #497Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze
    35. #517Flip 7
    36. #537Unmatched: Little Red Riding Hood vs. Beowulf
    37. #570The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
    38. #572Reign of Cthulhu
    39. #575Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
    40. #594Dune
    41. #600Friday
    42. #611Unfathomable
    43. #623Sheriff of Nottingham
    44. #662Discworld: Ankh-Morpork
    45. #684War of the Ring: The Card Game
    46. #737Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown
    47. #739Unlock!: Heroic Adventures
    48. #747Golem
    49. #792A Game of Thrones
    50. #795Conan
    51. #798The Battle of Five Armies
    52. #807Elder Sign
    53. #818Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
    54. #820A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition)
    55. #832The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game
    56. #834Unlock!: Timeless Adventures
    57. #847Treasure Island
    58. #911Fury of Dracula (Second Edition)
    59. #929Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game
    60. #940Unmatched: Houdini vs. The Genie
    61. #963Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
    62. #979Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All
    63. #985Middle-Earth Quest