SEED GAME#5743 BGG all-time

Casting Shadows(2023)

★ 6.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.24
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Games like Casting Shadows

Looking for games like Casting Shadows? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

World of Warcraft: Miniatures Game(2008)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Sheepland(2012)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Cthulhu Wars: Duel – Extinction(2022)

★ 7.12 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Cadwallon: City of Thieves(2010)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.3
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65/100

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Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga(2004)

★ 7.03–5 players30 minWeight 2.7
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65/100

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Dig Your Way Out(2019)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

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The Lamps are Going Out: World War I(2016)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

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Sea & Steel: Columbus' Voyages(2025)

★ 8.31–2 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Crash Tackle Rugby Board Game(2001)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Liberty: The American Revolution 1775-83(2003)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Holdfast: Tunisia 1942-43(2018)

★ 8.01–2 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

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Red Typhoon: The Soviet Winter Counter-Offensive, 1942(2017)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

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