Game and competition books, ranked by your taste
Books built around a contest, a tournament or a game: every book on Boxlist tagged with the game and competition story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 148 books on Boxlist.
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The 100 best rated game and competition books
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Crafting Alliances
Family · 2017
5.0 / 5
Champion of the Titan Games
Family · 2020
5.0 / 5
Thea Stilton and the Dancing Shadows
Family · 2011
4.8 / 5
I Funny
Comedy · 2012
4.8 / 5
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Science fiction · 2020
4.7 / 5
Nevermoor
Family · 2017
4.7 / 5
Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior #2
Family · 2014
4.7 / 5
The Far Side of the World
Adventure · 1984
4.7 / 5
Sunrise on the Reaping
Science fiction · 2025
4.6 / 5
Moneyball
Documentary · 2003
4.6 / 5
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
Family · 1963
4.6 / 5
Bet Me
Romance · 2004
4.6 / 5
The One
Science fiction · 2012
4.5 / 5
Born to Run
Documentary · 2009
4.5 / 5
The Mamba Mentality
Biography · 2018
4.5 / 5
Ender's Game
Science fiction · 1985
4.4 / 5
The Heir
Romance · 2015
4.4 / 5
Finale
Fantasy · 2018
4.4 / 5
The Crown
Romance · 2016
4.4 / 5
Invitation to the Game
Science fiction · 1990
4.4 / 5
Three Dark Crowns
Fantasy · 2016
4.4 / 5
Heir Apparent
Science fiction · 2002
4.4 / 5
The Grandest Game
Mystery · 2024
4.4 / 5
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Fantasy · 2000
4.3 / 5
Fourth Wing
Fantasy · 2023
4.3 / 5
The Selection
Romance · 2012
4.3 / 5
The Inheritance Games
Mystery · 2020
4.3 / 5
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Science fiction · 2020
4.3 / 5
The Final Gambit
Mystery · 2022
4.3 / 5
Lightlark
Fantasy · 2022
4.3 / 5
The Right Stuff
Documentary · 1979
4.3 / 5
The Prom Queen
Horror · 1992
4.3 / 5
The Terrible Two
Comedy · 2013
4.3 / 5
The Recruit
Espionage · 2004
4.3 / 5
The Chessmen of Mars
Science fiction · 1922
4.3 / 5
Kill Joy
Mystery · 2021
4.3 / 5
The Glass Bead Game
Drama · 1943
4.2 / 5
Throne of Glass
Fantasy · 2012
4.2 / 5
The Player of Games
Science fiction · 1988
4.2 / 5
Skyward
Science fiction · 2018
4.2 / 5
The Queen's Gambit
Drama · 1983
4.2 / 5
Legendary
Fantasy · 2018
4.2 / 5
Fire
Fantasy · 2009
4.2 / 5
The CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD
Science fiction · 1967
4.2 / 5
Open
Biography · 2009
4.2 / 5
The Hunger Games
Science fiction · 2008
4.1 / 5
Catching Fire
Science fiction · 2009
4.1 / 5
Ender's Shadow
Science fiction · 1999
4.1 / 5
The Night Circus
Fantasy · 2011
4.1 / 5
A Gathering of Shadows
Fantasy · 2016
4.1 / 5
One of Us is Next
Mystery · 2020
4.1 / 5
The Opal Deception
Fantasy · 2005
4.1 / 5
The Maze of Bones
Adventure · 2008
4.1 / 5
Princess Academy
Family · 2005
4.1 / 5
If You Could See the Sun
Fantasy · 2022
4.1 / 5
The Lemonade War
Family · 2007
4.1 / 5
Maximum Security
Espionage · 2005
4.1 / 5
Ready Player One
Science fiction · 2011
4.0 / 5
Powerless
Fantasy · 2023
4.0 / 5
The Elite
Romance · 2013
4.0 / 5
The False Prince
Adventure · 2012
4.0 / 5
The Hawthorne Legacy
Mystery · 2021
4.0 / 5
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Family · 2013
4.0 / 5
Warcross
Science fiction · 2017
4.0 / 5
The Iron Trial
Fantasy · 2014
4.0 / 5
Rich People Problems
Comedy · 2017
4.0 / 5
Interstellar Pig
Science fiction · 1984
4.0 / 5
Cake Pop Crush
Comedy · 2013
4.0 / 5
Which Witch?
Fantasy · 1979
4.0 / 5
Red Rising
Science fiction · 2014
3.9 / 5
The Westing Game
Mystery · 1978
3.9 / 5
Lone Survivor
Biography · 2007
3.9 / 5
Queste
Family · 2008
3.9 / 5
Caraval
Fantasy · 2017
3.8 / 5
The Long Walk
Science fiction · 1979
3.8 / 5
Carrie Soto Is Back
Sports · 2022
3.8 / 5
Ritual
Romance · 2021
3.8 / 5
The Scorpio Races
Fantasy · 2011
3.8 / 5
Check & Mate
Romance · 2023
3.8 / 5
Best Friends for Never
Teen · 2004
3.8 / 5
Artemis Fowl. The Lost Colony
Fantasy · 2006
3.8 / 5
The View from Saturday
Family · 1996
3.8 / 5
Casino Royale
Espionage · 1953
3.7 / 5
For the Win
Science fiction · 2010
3.7 / 5
The Serpent & the Wings of Night
Fantasy · 2022
3.7 / 5
Into the Gauntlet
Crime · 2010
3.7 / 5
The Awakening
Fantasy · 2019
3.7 / 5
The Running Man
Science fiction · 1982
3.6 / 5
Quidditch Through the Ages
Fantasy · 2001
3.6 / 5
Extras
Science fiction · 2007
3.5 / 5
The Atlas Six
Fantasy · 2020
3.5 / 5
Secrets
Teen · 1983
3.5 / 5
Console Wars
Documentary · 2014
3.4 / 5
Macarons at Midnight
Comedy · 2015
3.4 / 5
Payback's a Witch
Romance · 2021
3.4 / 5
Ready Player Two
Science fiction · 2019
3.1 / 5
Lore
Fantasy · 2021
2.7 / 5
Spy School Secret Service
Adventure · 2017
5.0 / 5 · 4 ratings
Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again
Family · 1965
5.0 / 5 · 3 ratings
This Lie Will Kill You
Mystery · 2018
5.0 / 5 · 2 ratings
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