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Scrooge: The Board Game(2017)

★ 6.7 BGG2–6 players15 minWeight 1.50
Betting and BluffingDice RollingHand Management

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Looking for games like Scrooge: The Board Game? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Here to Slay(2020)

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★ 8.32–9 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
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Gyrating Hamsters(2017)

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63/100

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ISO Match
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★ 7.82–6 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Exploding Kittens: Party Pack(2017)

★ 7.02–10 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
62/100

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★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

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The Doom That Came to Atlantic City(2013)

★ 6.02–4 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

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