SEED GAME#23275 BGG all-time

Rule the Roost(2012)

★ 6.1 BGG2–4 players15 minWeight 1.13
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

Games like Rule the Roost

Looking for games like Rule the Roost? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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ISO Match
76/100

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MammuZ(2013)

★ 6.33–7 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
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Hand ManagementMemory

Cake Duel(2018)

★ 6.62 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementMemorySet Collection

Four Tribes(2013)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

Lost Legacy: The Starship(2013)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryPlayer Elimination

Lost Legacy: Flying Garden(2013)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryPlayer Elimination

Scram!(2023)

★ 7.03–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTeam-Based Game

Lost Legacy: Second Chronicle – Vorpal Sword & Whitegold Spire(2015)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryPlayer Elimination

Hungry Monkey(2022)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementLadder ClimbingMemory

Goblin Grapple(2020)

★ 8.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

Lost Legacy: Hyakunen Senso to Ryu no Miko(2013)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryPlayer Elimination

Lost Legacy: Binbo Tantei to Inbo no Shiro(2014)

★ 7.12–8 players10 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryPlayer Elimination

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