SEED GAME#26213 BGG all-time

Captain Pirate(2009)

★ 5.5 BGG4–7 playersWeight 1.25
Cooperative GameSet Collection

Games like Captain Pirate

Looking for games like Captain Pirate? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and the chase to complete the right combinations. This page rounds up 11 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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Orchard: The Card Game(2009)

★ 6.21–6 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Fast Food Fear!(2017)

★ 6.03–6 players10 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
75/100

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Box Monster(2021)

★ 6.22–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
75/100

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The Fairy Game(2016)

★ 5.82–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Count Your Chickens!(2010)

★ 4.82–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Oh no... INVASION!!!(2012)

★ 5.83–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Dungeon Rummy(2025)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Wicked: The Game(2024)

★ 5.52–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Cat Rescue(2018)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Little Drop of Poison(2015)

★ 5.93–8 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Dragon's Ransom(2015)

★ 6.01–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

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