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Scalawag!(2014)

★ 6.0 BGG3–8 players15 minWeight 1.63
Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game

Games like Scalawag!

Looking for games like Scalawag!? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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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BANG!: The Walking Dead(2014)

★ 6.44–7 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
82/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game

BANG!: Halo(2014)

★ 5.83–7 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
80/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game

Samurai Sword(2012)

★ 6.73–7 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Pirates des Caraïbes(1997)

★ 5.93–6 players120 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Wherewolf(2009)

★ 7.46–33 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Player EliminationTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Danmaku!!(2016)

★ 7.14–8 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game

Captain Marvel: Secret Skrulls(2019)

★ 6.04–7 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTake That

Flash Duel: Second Edition(2011)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Light Hunters: Battalion of Darkness(2017)

★ 6.42–8 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPlayer Elimination

The Red Dragon Inn 5: The Character Trove(2015)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Betting and BluffingHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Flash Duel: Revised Second Edition(2015)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

The Red Dragon Inn 7: The Tavern Crew(2018)

★ 7.92–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Betting and BluffingHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

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