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Stool Pigeon(2017)

★ 7.0 BGG2–6 playersWeight 1.67
Hand ManagementMemoryPush Your Luck

Games like Stool Pigeon

Looking for games like Stool Pigeon? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on deciding how far to press before it all comes apart and 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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★ 6.23–8 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

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★ 6.62–5 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
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Tenno(2017)

★ 6.02–7 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Hand ManagementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Cheesonomics(2014)

★ 6.12–5 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Cutthroat Cove: Pieces of Eight(2022)

★ 6.72–4 players10 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
69/100

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40(2018)

★ 6.62–4 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Omerta(2019)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

DOUC IN DANGER(2023)

★ 7.32–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Hand ManagementMemoryPush Your Luck

Goblin Grapple(2020)

★ 8.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

Wicked Apples(2016)

★ 6.22–5 players10 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMemoryPlayer Elimination

Amazonas(2022)

★ 7.12–5 players25 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

Dread Curse(2013)

★ 6.33–8 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Memory + 2 more

Auction / BiddingMemoryPush Your Luck

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