SEED GAME#12887 BGG all-time

La Petite Mort(2018)

★ 6.3 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 1.50
Open DraftingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Games like La Petite Mort

Looking for games like La Petite Mort? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night. 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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Quarto(1991)

★ 6.92 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Overbooked(2018)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Best Treehouse Ever(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Closed DraftingOpen DraftingPattern Building

Copernico(2018)

★ 7.11–5 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSimultaneous Action Selection

Thricewise(2009)

★ 6.62–5 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Pattern BuildingPattern RecognitionSimultaneous Action Selection

Wicked Witches Way(2006)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Dice RollingMemoryOpen Drafting

Dixit: Journey(2012)

★ 7.43–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

ActingSimultaneous Action SelectionStorytelling

Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden(2016)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Face Chase(2015)

★ 5.12–5 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Pattern BuildingPattern RecognitionSimultaneous Action Selection

Colors of Kasane(2014)

★ 6.63–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

DrawingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition(2014)

★ 6.84–8 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Taĉmento(2023)

★ 7.01–2 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingPattern Movement

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