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Pick a Pen: Crypts(2023)

★ 6.2 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 1.33
DrawingGrid CoveragePaper-and-Pencil

Games like Pick a Pen: Crypts

Looking for games like Pick a Pen: Crypts? 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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Pick a Pen: Hackers(2024)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
79/100

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Pick a Pen: Gardens(2023)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

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Telestrations(2009)

★ 7.44–8 players30 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Telestrations: 12 Player Party Pack(2011)

★ 7.74–12 players30 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Pictomania (Second Edition)(2018)

★ 7.63–6 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Pick a Pen: Reefs(2023)

★ 6.42–4 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Doodle Puzzle(2024)

★ 7.84–8 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Eat Poop You Cat

★ 7.53–99 players20 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Second Chance(2019)

★ 6.71–6 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Black It Out(2020)

★ 8.21–100 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Distant Suns(2022)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Grid CoverageMap AdditionPaper-and-Pencil

Look at the Stars(2022)

★ 6.22–8 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Drawing + 1 more

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