SEED GAME#16288 BGG all-time

Mayday(1978)

★ 6.0 BGG2 players120 minWeight 2.27
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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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Revolt on Antares(1981)

★ 6.42–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
79/100

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Bug-Eyed Monsters(1983)

★ 6.32 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
78/100

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Moon Base Clavius(1982)

★ 6.02 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

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Talon(2016)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
77/100

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The Great Heathen Army(2018)

★ 7.62 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
76/100

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The Defense of Rorke's Drift(1991)

★ 6.71–2 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Unconditional Surrender! Case Blue(2010)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
74/100

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Triplanetary(1973)

★ 7.02–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

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Helltank Destroyer(1982)

★ 6.32 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Undaunted: Stalingrad(2022)

★ 8.52 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
74/100

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Lords Of The Middle Sea(1978)

★ 6.02–4 players180 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

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G.E.V.(1978)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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