Set a Watch(2019)
Games like Set a Watch
Looking for games like Set a Watch? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Set A Watch: Forsaken Isles(2024)
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Vanguard of War(2017)
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Dying Light: The Board Game(2026)
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Set a Watch: Swords of the Coin(2021)
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Children of Morta: The Board Game(2025)
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Mini Rogue(2020)
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The Masters' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth(2017)
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Valpiedra: Descensus ad tenebras(2025)
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Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition(2022)
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Darkest Night(2012)
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The Path of the Adventurers(2021)
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Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game(2015)
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