SEED GAME#18349 BGG all-time

Discovery(2002)

★ 5.9 BGG2 players45 minWeight 1.81
Grid MovementHidden MovementHighest-Lowest Scoring

Games like Discovery

Looking for games like Discovery? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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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Stop Thief(1979)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHidden Movement

Coffee Rush(2023)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

ContractsGrid MovementSimulation

Vampire Radar(2014)

★ 6.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementHidden MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Ager Sanguinis(2017)

★ 8.42–4 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Goryō(2019)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Action QueueGrid MovementHidden Movement

12 Hours at Maleme(2022)

★ 7.71–2 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Soccero (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementRoll / Spin and MoveSimulation

Debrecen 1944: Storms in the East 2 – Hungary(2017)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

La Bataille de Paris: 1814, Le Crépuscule de l'Aigle(2013)

★ 7.42 players180 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Les Nettoyeurs(2009)

★ 7.22 players90 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementSimulation

RUN(2023)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

DeductionGrid MovementHidden Movement

7: The Defense of Lwów(2015)

★ 6.72 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

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