SEED GAME#17368 BGG all-time

Pocket Watch: Set a Watch in 18 Cards(2022)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 0.00
Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Pocket Watch: Set a Watch in 18 Cards

Looking for games like Pocket Watch: Set a Watch in 18 Cards? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. 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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Zombie Kidz Evolution(2018)

★ 7.62–4 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dungeon Fighter in the Castle of Frightening Frosts(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

Dorasure(2014)

★ 6.42–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Quests Over Coffee(2022)

★ 6.81–2 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Andor: The Family Fantasy Game(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Salvation Road(2016)

★ 6.81–8 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

30 to Mars(2017)

★ 6.71–4 players60 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCooperative Game

Dungeon Fighter in the Catacombs of Gloomy Ghosts(2022)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game(2016)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Nekojima(2023)

★ 7.21–5 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSingle Loser Game

Beards and Booty(2023)

★ 7.01–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPaper-and-Pencil

Professor Evil and The Citadel of Time(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

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