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Holiday Hijinks #2: The Independence Incident(2021)

★ 7.4 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 2.00
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Games like Holiday Hijinks #2: The Independence Incident

Looking for games like Holiday Hijinks #2: The Independence Incident? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back. 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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Crime Scene: Brooklyn 2002(2021)

★ 5.91–4 players120 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
81/100

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Crime Scene: Lazio 1356(2022)

★ 5.71–4 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
80/100

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Crime Scene: London 1892(2021)

★ 5.61–4 players120 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
80/100

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Crime Scene: Helsinki 2012(2021)

★ 5.21–4 players120 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
80/100

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Crime Scene: Moscow 1989(2021)

★ 5.11–4 players120 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
79/100

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Perspectives(2023)

★ 7.72–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

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EXIT: The Game – The Professor's Last Riddle(2022)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

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Escape Tales: The Awakening(2018)

★ 7.01–4 players180 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Detective Stories: Case 3 – Still Lake(2019)

★ 7.41–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Безмолвный свидетель (Silent Witness)(2022)

★ 7.31–15 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Doomensions: Pop-Up Mystery Manor(2023)

★ 7.21–4 players300 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Escape Room: The Game – 2 Players(2021)

★ 7.02 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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