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ScandalOh!(2022)

★ 6.9 BGG1–6 playersWeight 2.86
DeductionHand ManagementRoles with Asymmetric Information

Games like ScandalOh!

Looking for games like ScandalOh!? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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Awkward Guests: The Walton Case(2016)

★ 7.51–8 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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DeductionHand ManagementTrading

Sleuth(1971)

★ 6.93–7 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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DeductionHand ManagementMemory

Moody Bear Kingdom(2023)

★ 8.63–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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DeductionHand ManagementHidden Roles

The Name of the Rose(2008)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deduction + 1 more

DeductionHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Oltre Mare(2004)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Dwarven Smithy(2018)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

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Hand ManagementMarketSet Collection

Chaotic(2007)

★ 6.02 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementTrading

Catan Histories: Settlers of America – Trails to Rails(2010)

★ 6.83–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Historical Conquest: The Card Game(2013)

★ 7.02–6 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck ConstructionHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Dȗhr: The Lesser Houses(2018)

★ 6.44–6 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatTrading

Catan Histories: Rise of the Inkas(2018)

★ 7.23–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Die Siedler von Nürnberg(1999)

★ 6.93–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementMemory

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