Mayday(1978)
Games like Mayday
Looking for games like Mayday? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Bug-Eyed Monsters(1983)
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Moon Base Clavius(1982)
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Talon(2016)
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The Great Heathen Army(2018)
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The Defense of Rorke's Drift(1991)
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Unconditional Surrender! Case Blue(2010)
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Triplanetary(1973)
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Helltank Destroyer(1982)
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Undaunted: Stalingrad(2022)
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Lords Of The Middle Sea(1978)
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G.E.V.(1978)
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