SEED GAME#28030 BGG all-time

Recess!(2006)

★ 5.2 BGG3–5 players30 minWeight 1.40

Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

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Looking for games like Recess!? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Highlanders(1993)

★ 6.23–5 players90 minWeight 2.0

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70/100

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Auf Kurs(1987)

★ 6.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.1

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69/100

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Colonial Space Wars: New Horizons(2013)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.4

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67/100

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Conquest(1974)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5

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66/100

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Dream Islands(2016)

★ 6.42–4 players30 minWeight 1.7

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65/100

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Sheepdogs of Pendleton Hill(2012)

★ 6.03–5 players40 minWeight 1.9

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64/100

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The Uncanny X-Men Alert Adventure Game(1992)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.6

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62/100

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The Mother Lode of Sticky Gulch(2003)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.8

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61/100

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Jours de Gloire Campagne IV: Allemagne 1813, de Lützen à Leipzig(2011)

★ 7.42–5 players120 minWeight 3.0

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61/100

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Shrieks & Creaks(1988)

★ 6.12–4 playersWeight 1.4

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61/100

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Get Nuts(2011)

★ 5.83–6 players30 minWeight 1.7

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61/100

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Bolt Action: Band of Brothers(2016)

★ 8.22–99 playersWeight 2.0

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60/100

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