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Shamans(2021)

★ 6.8 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.02
DeductionHand ManagementHidden Roles

Games like Shamans

Looking for games like Shamans? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side and the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Cranky Chinchillas(2022)

★ 7.24–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deduction + 3 more

DeductionHand ManagementHidden Roles

Hollywood 1947(2023)

★ 7.11–9 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deduction + 3 more

DeductionDice RollingHand Management

Briscola Chiamata(1800)

★ 7.55 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementHidden Roles

Sheepshead(1830)

★ 7.63–7 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deduction + 4 more

DeductionHand ManagementHidden Roles

The Werewolves bEat Robbers' Horror(2024)

★ 6.83–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deduction + 3 more

DeductionHidden RolesTeam-Based Game

Curses & Covens(2024)

★ 7.24–6 players10 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deduction + 2 more

DeductionHand ManagementHidden Movement

Riverbed Hunt(2024)

★ 7.83–9 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action RetrievalGrid MovementHand Management

Vivaldi(2019)

★ 6.55 players10 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHidden RolesTeam-Based Game

Prowl: Clans & Cunning(2024)

★ 7.12–5 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deduction + 2 more

DeductionHand ManagementTake That

Tortuga 1667(2017)

★ 6.92–9 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area MovementHand ManagementHidden Roles

Veiled Fate(2022)

★ 7.52–8 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deduction + 2 more

Action PointsDeductionHand Management

Inside Job(2022)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deduction + 4 more

Communication LimitsDeductionHand Management

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