Digital gamers will be happy to find out that their favorite games were adapted into board games. The board game world meets the video game world for these video-to-board game adaptations and some fans might be surprised at just how well some of their favorite games translate to this medium. These games will be something different to play with friends other than the classic board games everyone knows and loves like Monopoly and Clue.

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These board games are lesser-known than the classic games one might have in their own closet but are still worth playing through. Fans of these franchises should consider picking up the board game edition next time to play at a get-together with friends.

10 Assassin's Creed Arena Is A Bloody Adventure

Assassins Creed Arena: board game

Assassin's Creed Arena is based upon the bestselling franchise by Ubisoft: Assassin's CreedThis is a two to four-player game that is set in the city of Constantinople. Players must avoid guards, steal treasure, and search for targets to kill.

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This game heavily relies on cards that players collect during turns. Cards also are players' hit points and the player will die if they run out of cards. It was released in 2014 and has a 5.7 out of 10 stars rating on Board Game Geek.

9 The Disney Gang Returns With Talisman: Kingdom Hearts

Talisman: Kingdom Hearts, a KH themed board game

The Kingdom Hearts gang of Sora, Kairi, Riku, King Mickey, Goofy, and more are reunited in the board game called Talisman: Kingdom Hearts. It is a two to six-player adventure game featuring familiar locations from the Kingdom Hearts franchise such as Traverse Town and Never Land.

The basis of the board game is similar to the video game: obtain a keyblade, face off against the Heartless in battle, and close the Door to Darkness. It is rated a 6.7 out of 10 stars on Board Game Geek.

8 Team Up With Master Chief In Halo Interactive Strategy Game

Halo Interactive Strategy Game

Similar to Talisman: Kingdom Hearts, Halo Interactive Strategy Game follows the same storyline and features the same characters gamers know well from the Halo franchise. The game was released way back in 2008 and even came with DVD content and music from Halo 1, 2, and 3.

It is a 3D-style board game that up to 10 players can partake in. It is rated five out of 10 possible stars on Board Game Geek. Players can play several different campaign modes based on Halo for this board game.

7 Play As Yout Favorite COG Soldier In Gears of War: The Board Game

A Gears Of War board game

Gears of War: The Board Game is a dungeon-crawler-style game that can be played solo or with up to four players. Players act as COG soldiers in order to defeat the hordes of the Locust. This requires an intense cooperative effort on the players' part and the story is the exact premise of the Gears of War video games.

This game was released in 2011 and it is extremely rare to come across. It is rated a 7.5 out of 10 stars on Board Game Geek.

6 Fight Off Demons In Doom: The Board Game

A board game adaptation of the shooter game Doom

Doom: The Board Game is a strategy game that was released in 2016. Two to six players can play. One player is tasked with controlling the demons and the remaining players are the marines, who are responsible for taking down the demons. Players will have to complete various objectives by using tokens to beat the game.

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Different tokens coincide, with different items. For example, weapons, health packs, and portals. Be prepared to spend an average of two hours to complete the game. It received a 7.5 out of 10 possible stars rating on Board Game Geek.

5 World of Warcraft: The Board Game Is Another Multiplayer Option Of The Game

World of Warcraft themed board game

Players are given 16 different character options to choose from eight races and nine character classes, all based upon the World of Warcraft Massively Multiplayer Online Game. Some of the options include playing as an orc, a troll, a human, and many more. The game calls for two to six players and can take upwards of three hours to complete.

Players must work together to beat the Overlord boss while they traverse through the World of Warcraft universe. It is one of the older games on this list having been released in 2005. It received a 6.7 out of 10 possible stars rating on Board Game Geek.

4 Resident Evil 2: The Board Game Won't Have Any Jump Scares

Leon Kennedy fighting off three zombies in Resident Evil 2: The Board Game.

Resident Evil 2: The Board Game is one of the newer games on this list due to its release in 2019. Players can take on this adventure solo or work together with a maximum of three other players to survive and escape Raccoon City by fighting various monsters from the hit Capcom series.

Resident Evil 2 came out in 1998 and the board game features some characters of the franchise. This includes Leon, Claire, and Tofu. It received a 7.5 out of 10 possible stars rating on Board Game Geek.

3 Players Explore The Post-Nuclear World Of Fallout: The Board Game

Fallout themed board game

Fallout: The Board Game was released in 2017 and takes an average of two to three hours to complete. Players can tackle the missions based on Bethesda Softwork's Fallout video game series solo or team up with three other people. Players must survive this post-nuclear landscape by defeating enemies and acquiring new skills along the way.

The board game was given a 6.9 out of 10 possible stars rating on Board Game Geek. If players are interested in another Fallout-themed board game, check out Fallout Monopoly. 

2 The Witcher Adventure Game Has Mobile And PC Version Also

The board game edition of The Witcher Adventure Game

The Witcher Adventure Game was released in a board game format back in 2014. However, mobile and PC versions followed. This is a two to four-player game where people explore the fantasy world of The Witcher based upon the novels by Andrzej Sapkowski and the video games.

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Players can take on the role of four possible characters from the franchise: Geralt of Rivia, Triss Merigold, Yarpen Zigrin, and Dandelion. Each character has its own set of skills. It received a 6.4 out of 10 possible stars on Board Game Geek.

1 Players May or May Not Rage Quit Dark Souls: The Board Game

Dark Souls... but a board game

Dark Souls: The Board Game was released in 2017 and can be played in a single-player format or with three other people. Just like the video game series, this board game is known to be extremely difficult. However, maybe it won't make players rage quit as much as Dark Souls does.

Players must try their best to survive this bloody adventure by beating the many bosses that they will encounter while playing. The game received 6.5 out of 10 possible stars on Board Game Geek.

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