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Smear(1999)
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Looking for games like Smear? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo. 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.
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Sequence(1982)
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Oh, Pharaoh!(2004)
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Pixel Guardians(2015)
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Archduke(2020)
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Burger Battle(2018)
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Touché(1979)
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UNO Attack!(1999)
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UNO: Mario Kart(2020)
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The Lost Words(2020)
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DIG UP Adventure(2022)
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