SEED GAME#23030 BGG all-time

Mad Monks and Relics: The Search for the Holy Grail(1995)

★ 6.0 BGG3–5 players180 minWeight 2.33
Dice RollingEventsLose a Turn

Games like Mad Monks and Relics: The Search for the Holy Grail

Looking for games like Mad Monks and Relics: The Search for the Holy Grail? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Star Wars: Outer Rim(2019)

★ 7.81–4 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingDie Icon ResolutionModular Board

Metal Adventures(2015)

★ 6.13–6 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Citadels(2016)

★ 7.22–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Lose a Turn + 3 more

Action DraftingClosed DraftingIncome

Lying Pirates: The Race for the Pirate Throne(2023)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Betting and BluffingDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Citadels(2000)

★ 7.02–8 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Lose a Turn + 3 more

Action DraftingClosed DraftingIncome

Chaosmos(2015)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Action PointsDice RollingHand Management

Botany(2024)

★ 7.01–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

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Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesEvents

Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Cosmic Encounter(2008)

★ 7.53–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Race + 3 more

AlliancesCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Arcadia Quest(2014)

★ 7.62–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Action RetrievalDice RollingGrid Movement

Valhalla(2018)

★ 7.11–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Above and Below(2015)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingNarrative Choice / Paragraph

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