SEED GAME#29148 BGG all-time

Balance(1990)

★ 4.8 BGG2–4 players10 minWeight 1.17
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Games like Balance

Looking for games like Balance? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
83/100

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Catch the Moon(2017)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
82/100

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Animal Upon Animal: Dinos(2020)

★ 6.81–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
82/100

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My Very First Games: Animal Upon Animal Junior(2021)

★ 7.01–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
82/100

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Animal Upon Animal: Unicorns(2020)

★ 6.71–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
81/100

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Poppa's Pizza Topple(1999)

★ 4.72–4 players10 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
81/100

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Suspend(2012)

★ 6.21–4 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
81/100

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tummple!

★ 6.52–10 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
80/100

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Cat Tower(2015)

★ 5.72–6 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
80/100

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Animal Upon Animal: Christmas Edition(2020)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
80/100

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Animal Upon Animal: Small and Yet Great!(2011)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
79/100

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N-Tropy(2004)

★ 5.82–6 players5 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
79/100

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