Anticipation(1987)
Games like Anticipation
Looking for games like Anticipation? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the chase to complete the right combinations. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Three Little Pigs(2010)
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Click Clack(2008)
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Cat & Mouse(2001)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Game!(2010)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
Trivial Pursuit: Classic Edition(2016)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
Monopoly: Animal Crossing – New Horizons(2021)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
Wild Life(1964)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
Dr. Seuss: Merry Grinchmas! Game(2021)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
Trivial Pursuit: 40th Anniversary Ruby Edition(2018)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
Ghosts of the Moor(2018)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
Schmuggler an Bord(1992)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
Monopoly Pizza Game(2018)
Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 1 more
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