SEED GAME#28953 BGG all-time

Ducklings(2018)

★ 4.5 BGG2–4 players15 minWeight 1.00
Dice RollingModular BoardPlayer Elimination

Games like Ducklings

Looking for games like Ducklings? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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Thunder Road(1986)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardPlayer Elimination

Busungar(1986)

★ 4.22–5 players45 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingPlayer EliminationPoint to Point Movement

Heroica: Ilrion(2012)

★ 6.32–3 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRoll / Spin and Move

Heroica: Fortaan(2011)

★ 6.02–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRoll / Spin and Move

Heroica: Nathuz(2011)

★ 6.02–3 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRoll / Spin and Move

Amasser Dragons(2016)

★ 6.82–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRoll / Spin and Move

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of Helm's Deep(2013)

★ 7.22–4 players25 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRoll / Spin and Move

Rette sich, wer kann!(1983)

★ 5.82–4 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Area MovementDice RollingPlayer Elimination

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game(2003)

★ 5.52–4 players60 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Action PointsDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Amber Route(2014)

★ 5.62–4 players60 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

Banjooli Xeet(2013)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRoll / Spin and Move

Heroica: Waldurk(2011)

★ 6.02–3 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRoll / Spin and Move

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