SEED GAME#11210 BGG all-time

Run, Ghost, Run!(2021)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 1.40

Auction: DexterityDice RollingGrid Movement

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Looking for games like Run, Ghost, Run!? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Mission Command Land(2003)

★ 5.62 players60 minWeight 1.4

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63/100

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Ultimate Warriorz(2011)

★ 6.62–8 playersWeight 1.3

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62/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHand Management

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Bitskrieg(2017)

★ 6.82 players15 minWeight 1.5

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62/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementSquare Grid

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The Magic Labyrinth(2009)

★ 6.82–4 players20 minWeight 1.2

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60/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementMemory

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Ominoes(2016)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.4

ISO Match

59/100

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Dice RollingDie Icon ResolutionGrid Movement

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Les Nettoyeurs(2009)

★ 7.22 players90 minWeight 1.5

ISO Match

59/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementSimulation

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Broadsides & Boarding Parties(1982)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 1.8

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59/100

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Cowboys: The Way of the Gun(2007)

★ 6.22–10 playersWeight 1.6

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59/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

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Recreo Arcano(2023)

★ 7.72–4 players20 minWeight 2.0

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59/100

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Grid MovementHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

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High Ground(1990)

★ 6.32 players30 minWeight 1.8

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58/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementMovement Points

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The Institute for Magical Arts(2015)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 1.8

ISO Match

58/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

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Lionheart(1997)

★ 5.82 players60 minWeight 1.8

ISO Match

58/100

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