Counting Zzzzs(2003)
Games like Counting Zzzzs
Looking for games like Counting Zzzzs? 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 squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Leo(2016)
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Codenames: Duet(2017)
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Sherlock: Last Call(2018)
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Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist(2018)
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Spaceteam(2015)
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Decktective: You Can't Cheat Death(2022)
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Sherlock: Propagation(2018)
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Sherlock: Entre tumbas(2019)
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Soviet Kitchen Unleashed(2018)
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Sherlock: Don's Legacy(2019)
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Sherlock: La copia(2020)
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Sherlock: 13 Hostages(2018)
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