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Café Race(2005)

★ 5.5 BGG3–6 players15 minWeight 1.25
Auction / BiddingDice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Café Race

Looking for games like Café Race? 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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Razzia(1992)

★ 6.33–8 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Auction / BiddingDice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Montgolfière(1992)

★ 5.82–6 players45 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Karawane(1990)

★ 6.03–5 players45 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingRaceSimultaneous Action Selection

Sky Runner(1999)

★ 5.52–5 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

The Big Cheese(1998)

★ 5.93–6 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Auction / BiddingDice Rolling

Lure(2024)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingContractsDice Rolling

Money!(1999)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Pick Picknic(2001)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Ciudad de Cartón(2017)

★ 8.62–5 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingDice RollingTrading

Pack & Stack(2008)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Sequoia(2020)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Eggs and Empires(2014)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

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