Holmes and Moriarty(2018)
Games like Holmes and Moriarty
Looking for games like Holmes and Moriarty? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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
Among the Stars(2012)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation(2005)
Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 2 more
Battle Leader Tactics(2007)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Primordial Secrets(2023)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Imperius(2018)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Watson & Holmes(2015)
Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation(2002)
Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 2 more
Cosmic Colonies(2020)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
7 Ronin(2013)
Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 2 more
So Long, My World(2018)
Shares Open Drafting + 1 more
Ambition(2017)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
All Manor of Evil(2019)
Shares Open Drafting + 1 more
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