Abduction(1998)
Games like Abduction
Looking for games like Abduction? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
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Badass Riders(2017)
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Rally: Risk and Evaluation on All Roads in the Worlds(1980)
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Goblins: Epic Death(2011)
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Mush(1994)
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Super Giant Monster Showdown(1999)
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Temple of the Beastmen(1989)
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Mighty Warriors(1991)
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District-Z(2014)
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Wiochmen 2(2007)
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Skräll(2007)
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SecuenzooS(2013)
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Mertwig's Maze(1988)
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