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Breaking Bad: The Board Game(2017)

★ 6.7 BGG3–8 players60 minWeight 2.55
Action PointsAlliancesBetting and Bluffing

Games like Breaking Bad: The Board Game

Looking for games like Breaking Bad: The Board Game? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Cosmic Encounter(2008)

★ 7.53–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Alliances + 6 more

AlliancesCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Cosmic Encounter: 42nd Anniversary Edition(2018)

★ 8.13–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Alliances + 6 more

AlliancesCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Feed the Kraken(2022)

★ 7.85–11 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 4 more

ActingBetting and BluffingGrid Movement

Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem(2014)

★ 7.23–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

Heat: Pedal to the Metal(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Catch the Leader + 3 more

Catch the LeaderDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Blood on the Clocktower(2022)

★ 8.36–21 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 3 more

Betting and BluffingDeductionHidden Roles

Mega Empires: The East(2021)

★ 8.43–9 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 4 more

Advantage TokenArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Western Legends(2018)

★ 7.62–6 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementBetting and Bluffing

Unmatched: Redemption Row(2022)

★ 8.22–3 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Unmatched: Hell's Kitchen(2022)

★ 8.22–3 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Res Arcana(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMulti-Use Cards

Discworld: Ankh-Morpork(2011)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEvents

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