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1	[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_board_game Adventure board games]] are a subset of BoardGames where each player controls a personified [[HeroUnit character token]] whose [[RPGElements abilities improve as the game progresses]] (through [[CharacterLevel leveling]], [[EquipmentBasedProgression items]], or both). "Personified" here means that the characters usually have [[NominalImportance unique names]], [[CharacterCustomization distinct appearances]], and [[SkillScoresAndPerks specialized abilities]] -- just like in a TabletopRPG, although pen-and-paper [=RPGs=] are easily distinct by their free-form gameplay that does not require a board. [[SlidingScaleOfCooperationVsCompetition Cooperative]] [=ABGs=] also often feature AsymmetricMultiplayer (with one player functioning as a "GameMaster" controlling monsters and traps), VariablePlayerGoals, and varying session goals ("[[TheQuest quests]]").
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3	Adventure board games' origins are tightly intertwined with tabletop [=RPGs=], as their UrExample, ''[[TabletopGame/{{Dungeon}} Dungeon!]]'' (1975), had been a competing design to the original ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' (1974). In The80s, the genre split into three distinct subgenres all of which are represented on the market to this today:
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5	* Competitive [=ABGs=], codified by the original ''Dungeon!'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Talisman}}'', pit players against each other, usually racing to collect treasure faster than the others to win the game.
6	* Investigative [=ABGs=], codified by ''TabletopGame/ArkhamHorror'', have players cooperate with each other to uncover clues and to solve a mystery, often of the CosmicHorrorStory variety, before some game-ending condition occurs.
7	* Cooperative [=ABGs=], codified by ''TabletopGame/HeroQuest'', also have players form a PlayerParty to collect treasure and to fight monsters, which are controlled either by the game itself or by a dedicated GameMaster player.
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9	Because most adventure board games are deeply rooted in a {{fantasy\|TabletopGames}} or a {{horror\|TabletopGames}} theme, they are often classified as AmeritrashGames, although after the TurnOfTheMillennium, EuroGame mechanics started seeping into the genre, particularly through Creator/FantasyFlightGames' productions. Another trend is adapting popular video games, particularly [[WesternRPG CRPGs]], to [[TheBoardGame tabletop format]]. Compare {{Narrative Board Game}}s, which also revolve around playing out stories, but don't necessarily feature character tokens whose abilities improve during the game.
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11	[[AdventureGame Adventure Video Games]] are something entirely different. The closest video game equivalents to this genre are actually [[ActionRPG Action RPGs]], {{Hero Shooter}}s and {{MOBA}}s.
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13	!!Notable adventure board games include:
14	[[index]]
15	* ''TabletopGame/{{Android}}'' (2008)
16	* ''TabletopGame/ArkhamHorror'' (1987, 2005)
17	** ''TabletopGame/ArkhamHorrorTheCardGame'' (2016)
18	* ''VideoGame/{{Armello}}'' (2015) is, for all intents and purposes, a ''digital'' competitive adventure board game.
19	* ''[[TabletopGame/{{Bang}} Bang!]]'' (2002) is a board-less card game, but you play as expies of famous outlaws with unique abilities and competing goals and can gain new moves with better gear.
20	* ''TabletopGame/BetrayalAtHouseOnTheHill'' (2004, 2010)
21	* ''[[TabletopGame/CandamirTheFirstSettlers Candamir: The First Settlers]]'' (2004)
22	* ''TabletopGame/TheCaptainIsDead'' (2014) is a cooperative game about the crew of your favorite science fiction TV show trying to survive an attack from hostile aliens.
23	* ''TabletopGame/{{Charmed}}'' (2001, 2003, 2005)
24	* ''TabletopGame/ClankADeckBuildingAdventure'': Both an Adventure Board Game and a DeckbuildingGame. Competitive.
25	* ''TabletopGame/DarklightMementoMori'' (2018)
26	* ''Dark Souls: The Board Game'' (2017)
27	* ''TabletopGame/DeadOfWinter'' (2014)
28	* ''TabletopGame/DeepMadness'' (2018)
29	* ''TabletopGame/DescentJourneysInTheDark'' (2005, 2012)
30	* ''Doom: The Boardgame'' (2004)
31	* ''TabletopGame/DragonStrike'' (1993)
32	* ''[[TabletopGame/{{Dungeon}} Dungeon!]]'' (1975, 1989, 1992, 2012, 2014)
33	* ''TabletopGame/{{Dungeoneer}}'' (2003-07)
34	* ''TabletopGame/{{Dungeonquest}}'' (1985, 2010)
35	[[/index]]
36	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons: The Fantasy Adventure Board Game'' (2002), based on 3E
37	* ''Dungeons & Dragons Adventure System'', based on 4E:
38	** ''Castle Ravenloft'' (2010), based on the ''TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}}'' product line
39	** ''The Legend of Drizzt'' (2011), based on the [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt eponymous book series]]
40	** ''Wrath of Ashardalon'' (2011)
41	** ''Temple of Elemental Evil'' (2015), based on the [[TabletopGame/TheTempleOfElementalEvil eponymous module]]
42	** ''Tomb of Annihilation'' (2017), based on the [[TabletopGame/TombOfAnnihilation eponymous adventure]] for 5E, itself based on the infamous ''TabletopGame/TombOfHorrors'' module
43	[[index]]
44	* ''TabletopGame/ElderSign'' (2011) doesn't have a board, but the players control individual investigators with unique abilities as they explore randomly generated rooms for secrets and monsters.
45	* ''TabletopGame/EldritchHorror'' (2014)
46	* ''[[TabletopGame/FolkloreTheAfflicted Folklore: The Afflicted]]'' (2016)
47	* ''TabletopGame/ForbiddenDesert'' (2013)
48	* ''TabletopGame/ForbiddenIsland'' (2010)
49	* ''TabletopGame/ForgottenWaters'' (2020)
50	* ''[[TabletopGame/FortuneAndGlory Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game]]'' (2011) is a massive love letter to TwoFistedTales.
51	* ''TabletopGame/FuryOfDracula'' (1987, 2006, 2015)
52	* ''Ghostbusters: The Board Game'' (2015)
53	* ''TabletopGame/HeroQuest'' (1989)
54	** ''Advanced [=HeroQuest=]'' (1989)
55	* ''TabletopGame/KillDrLucky'' (1996), which is an inverse version of ''Clue.''
56	* ''TabletopGame/KingOfTokyo'' (2012)
57	* ''TabletopGame/KnightsOfCamelot'' (1980)
58	* ''TabletopGame/LastNightOnEarth'' (2007)
59	* ''TabletopGame/LegendsOfAndor'' (2012)
60	* ''TabletopGame/{{Lifeform}}'' (2018), which features AsymmetricMultiplayer in the form of one player controlling a [[XenomorphXerox xenomo-cough alien]] ant its sensor echo, and the rest playing as crewmembers of a long-haul [[SpaceTrucker cargo ship]].
61	* ''TabletopGame/MagicRealm'' (1979, 1986)
62	* ''TabletopGame/MansionsOfMadness'' (2011)
63	* ''TabletopGame/MiceAndMystics'' (2012)
64	* ''TabletopGame/MightyWarriors'' (1991)
65	* ''TabletopGame/MinionHunter'' (1992)
66	* ''TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}}'' (2001) is a card game without a board, but it was designed to mockingly emulate the (senselessly competitive) tabletop RPG gameplay.
67	* ''TabletopGame/NoneShallPass'' (2022)
68	* ''TabletopGame/PlanetApocalypse'' (2018)
69	* ''TabletopGame/{{Relic}}'' (2013)
70	* ''TabletopGame/ReturnOfTheHeroes'' (2003)
71	* ''TabletopGame/RoboRally'' (1984, 2005, 2016) really skirts the line between a strategy and a competitive ABG: while each robot has a unique name, token, and even a backstory, they are all functionally identical gameplay-wise, except for the random upgrades the players may obtain (or lose) under specific circumstances.
72	* ''TabletopGame/{{Runebound}}'' (2004, 2005, 2015)
73	* ''TabletopGame/ShadowsOverCamelot'' (2005)
74	* ''TabletopGame/SpaceCrusade'' (1990)
75	* ''TabletopGame/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' (1985, 2008)
76	* ''TabletopGame/{{Talisman}}'' (1983, 1994, 2007)
77	* ''TabletopGame/ATouchOfEvil'' (2008) is a throwback to GothicHorror tropes.
78	* ''TabletopGame/UltraQuest'' (2016)
79	* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerQuest'' (1995-98)
80	* ''TabletopGame/WitchOfSalem'' (2008)
81	* ''The Witcher Adventure Game'' (2014)
82	* ''World of Warcraft: The Board Game'' (2005)
83	* ''TabletopGame/{{Zombicide}}'' (2012)
84	** ''Zombicide: Black Plague'' (2015)
85	[[/index]]

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