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Duck & Cover(2024)

★ 6.7 BGG2–7 playersWeight 1.04
BingoLayeringScore-and-Reset Game

Games like Duck & Cover

Looking for games like Duck & Cover? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds. 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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★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Player EliminationScore-and-Reset GameSimultaneous Action Selection

NMBR 9(2017)

★ 6.81–4 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
65/100

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BingoLayeringPattern Building

6 nimmt! 25 Jahre(2019)

★ 7.32–10 players45 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Score-and-Reset Game + 1 more

Hand ManagementScore-and-Reset GameSimultaneous Action Selection

Take 5(1994)

★ 7.02–10 players45 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Score-and-Reset Game + 1 more

Hand ManagementOrderingPush Your Luck

King of 12(2020)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Score-and-Reset Game + 1 more

Auction: Sealed BidDice RollingScore-and-Reset Game

Sushi Go!(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Score-and-Reset Game + 1 more

Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Junk Art(2016)

★ 7.32–6 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Bingo + 1 more

BingoHand ManagementI Cut, You Choose

Bomb the Dragon(2020)

★ 6.92–6 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Score-and-Reset Game + 1 more

Hand ManagementKill StealScore-and-Reset Game

Turn the Tide(1997)

★ 6.83–5 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Score-and-Reset Game + 1 more

Auction: Sealed BidHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Squirrels: The Card Game(2024)

★ 7.72–8 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Score-and-Reset Game

Score-and-Reset GameTake That

Insert Coin to play(2021)

★ 6.62–6 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Bingo + 1 more

BingoLine DrawingPaper-and-Pencil

Fish & Katz(2020)

★ 6.22–6 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
59/100

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