SEED GAME#21261 BGG all-time

Sumo Gnomes(2019)

★ 6.0 BGG2 players1 minWeight 1.00
Dice RollingPlayer EliminationPush Your Luck

Games like Sumo Gnomes

Looking for games like Sumo Gnomes? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on deciding how far to press before it all comes apart and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Strike(2012)

★ 7.02–5 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingPlayer EliminationPush Your Luck

Super Goal!(2017)

★ 6.32 players10 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingPush Your LuckRoll / Spin and Move

Dragonquest: A Fantasy Dice Game(2022)

★ 6.01–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPlayer EliminationPush Your Luck

Mahé(1974)

★ 6.42–7 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckRoll / Spin and Move

Fleeting Foxes(2010)

★ 5.92–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckRoll / Spin and Move

Rette sich, wer kann!(1983)

★ 5.82–4 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingPlayer Elimination

Can't Stop(1980)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckRace

Give It to the King!(2013)

★ 5.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckRoll / Spin and Move

Shark Mania(2014)

★ 5.72–4 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Player Elimination + 2 more

Player EliminationPush Your LuckReal-Time

The American Goldrush 1849(1985)

★ 5.72–10 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPick-up and DeliverPush Your Luck

Busungar(1986)

★ 4.22–5 players45 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingPlayer EliminationPoint to Point Movement

Hopp Galopp(2002)

★ 5.52–4 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckRoll / Spin and Move

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