Fast Forward: FORTRESS(2017)
Games like Fast Forward: FORTRESS
Looking for games like Fast Forward: FORTRESS? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection(2019)
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MANTIS: Grab & Game(2024)
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Dragon's Gold(2001)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Exploding Kittens: Party Pack(2017)
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Sleeping Queens(2005)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Exploding Kittens: NSFW Edition(2015)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
Rent a Hero(2012)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Guillotine(1998)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Fickle(2019)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
Brightcast(2025)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
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