SEED GAME#13389 BGG all-time

Escape of the Dead Minigame(2010)

★ 6.2 BGG1 players15 minWeight 1.14
Action PointsDice RollingPaper-and-Pencil

Games like Escape of the Dead Minigame

Looking for games like Escape of the Dead Minigame? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can 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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67/100

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Encore!(2016)

★ 6.91–6 players20 minWeight 1.2
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66/100

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The Blob that Ate the City(2022)

★ 7.21–99 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Ada Lovelace: Consulting Mathematician(2017)

★ 6.81 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Raging Bulls(2017)

★ 6.51 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
66/100

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61 Feuilles d'automne(2022)

★ 6.51–10 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Doom Cat(2025)

★ 7.31–99 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

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LANTERN(2019)

★ 6.71 players10 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Tanuki Matsuri(2020)

★ 6.91–6 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Oh My Lair!(2012)

★ 6.51 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
65/100

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Everest 1924(2020)

★ 6.31 players5 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
65/100

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