SEED GAME#23293 BGG all-time

Darwin's Dice(2016)

★ 6.1 BGG2–4 players10 minWeight 1.33
Dice RollingTrick-taking

Games like Darwin's Dice

Looking for games like Darwin's Dice? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks and 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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Oskar(1994)

★ 5.13–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Mythical Dice(2016)

★ 6.93–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Tip of the Diceberg(2025)

★ 6.53–5 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingLadder ClimbingTrick-taking

Wanzen tanzen(2012)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

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David & Goliath(1997)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Garden Variety(2024)

★ 6.22–5 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingLadder ClimbingTrick-taking

Tricked-Out Hero(2014)

★ 6.22–6 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Om Nom Nom(2013)

★ 6.31–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

One Two Many Rabbits(2023)

★ 6.61–4 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingPredictive Bid

Käseklau!(2008)

★ 6.72–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingPush Your Luck

Heckmeck Junior(2010)

★ 6.12–5 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingPush Your Luck

The Bark Side(2018)

★ 6.63–6 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Trick-taking

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