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If you love to read, you'll love this category! These are games that take the story, characters, and setting of a book and transform them into an interactive tabletop experience, allowing you to dive even deeper into that universe.

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ISS Vanguard

Board game · 2022

1–4 · best 2 Solo 90–120 min Weight 3.7/5

9,1 RATING Ludopedia

8.3 RATING BGG

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Game	Year	Players	Duration	Tags	Ludo	BGG
Dune: Imperium – Uprising Weight 3.5/59,2 Ludo8.7 BGG	2023	1–6	60–120 min	Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based	9,2	8.7
Dune: Imperium Weight 3.1/59,0 Ludo8.4 BGG	2020	1–4	60–120 min	Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based	9,0	8.4
War of the Ring: Second Edition Weight 4.2/59,0 Ludo8.6 BGG	2011	2–4	150–240 min	Fantasy, Fighting	9,0	8.6
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth Weight 2.1/59,0 Ludo8.4 BGG	2024	2	30 min	Card Game, Fantasy	9,0	8.4
Arkham Horror: The Card Game Weight 3.6/58,7 Ludo8.1 BGG	2016	1–2	60–120 min	Card Game, Adventure	8,7	8.1
Cthulhu: Death May Die Weight 2.5/58,9 Ludo8.2 BGG	2019	1–5	90–120 min	Fantasy, Fighting	8,9	8.2
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition Weight 2.7/58,8 Ludo7.9 BGG	2016	1–5	120–180 min	Adventure, Exploration	8,8	7.9
The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship Weight 3.1/58,8 Ludo8.3 BGG	2025	1–5	60–150 min	Fantasy, Novel-based	8,8	8.3
Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Core Set) Weight 3.8/58,9 Ludo8.6 BGG	2021	1–4	45–180 min	Card Game, Adventure	8,9	8.6
Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island Weight 3.8/58,6 Ludo7.7 BGG	2012	1–4	60–120 min	Adventure, Exploration	8,6	7.7
Wonderland's War Weight 3.0/58.0 BGG	2022	2–5	45–125 min	Fantasy, Novel-based	—	8.0
Eldritch Horror Weight 3.3/58,5 Ludo7.7 BGG	2013	1–8	120–240 min	Adventure, Fighting	8,5	7.7
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth Weight 2.7/58,9 Ludo7.9 BGG	2019	1–5	60–120 min	Adventure, Exploration	8,9	7.9
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game Weight 2.0/58.0 BGG	2025	1–4	20 min	Card Game, Adventure	—	8.0
ISS Vanguard Weight 3.7/59,1 Ludo8.3 BGG	2022	1–4	90–120 min	Adventure, Exploration	9,1	8.3
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game Weight 3.2/58,3 Ludo7.7 BGG	2011	1–2	30–60 min	Card Game, Adventure	8,3	7.7
Unmatched: Cobble & Fog Weight 2.0/58,7 Ludo7.9 BGG	2020	2–4	20–40 min	Card Game, Fantasy	8,7	7.9
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases Weight 2.7/58,2 Ludo7.6 BGG	1981	1–8	60–120 min	Post-Napoleonic, Novel-based	8,2	7.6
Dune Weight 4.0/57,4 Ludo7.9 BGG	2019	2–6	120–180 min	Fighting, Novel-based	7,4	7.9
War of the Ring Weight 3.9/57.8 BGG	2004	2–4	120 min	Adventure, Fantasy	—	7.8