Purim(2023)
Games like Purim
Looking for games like Purim? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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
Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Banish the Snakes: A Game of St. Patrick in Ireland(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
The Legends of Andor: The Eternal Frost(2022)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
The Vandermist Dossier(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Salvation Road(2016)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora(1980)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
D-Day Dice (Second Edition)(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Votes for Women(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
The Few and Cursed(2020)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Pandemonium(2017)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Hellboy: The Board Game(2019)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – The Promised Day(2022)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
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