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House of Cats(2023)

★ 6.8 BGG1–6 playersWeight 1.30

Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSimultaneous Action Selection

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Looking for games like House of Cats? 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. 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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Penny Papers Adventures: The Valley of Wiraqocha(2018)

★ 6.51–99 playersWeight 1.9

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76/100

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Zooloretto: The Dice Game(2012)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.2

ISO Match

74/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSet Collection

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Hungry Hamsters(2020)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.1

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73/100

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Volle Weide(2020)

★ 6.31–6 playersWeight 1.0

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73/100

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Penny Papers Adventures: The Temple of Apikhabou(2018)

★ 6.31–99 playersWeight 1.4

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72/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSet Collection

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Rolling Ranch(2019)

★ 6.71–20 playersWeight 1.2

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71/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-Pencil

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Penny Papers Adventures: Skull Island(2018)

★ 6.31–99 playersWeight 1.9

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71/100

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Floor Plan(2020)

★ 6.41–100 playersWeight 1.8

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71/100

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Lost Cities: Roll & Write(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.3

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71/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-Pencil

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Corinth(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.6

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71/100

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Qwixx Deluxe(2016)

★ 7.12–8 playersWeight 1.1

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71/100

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Kingdomino Duel(2019)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 1.5

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70/100

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