SEED GAME#25285 BGG all-time

The Amberden Affair(2013)

★ 5.7 BGG3–6 players45 minWeight 1.75
Hidden RolesPick-up and DeliverSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like The Amberden Affair

Looking for games like The Amberden Affair? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side. 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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Montego Bay(2009)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Pick-up and DeliverSimultaneous Action Selection

The Nacho Incident(2005)

★ 6.02–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Hand ManagementPick-up and DeliverSimultaneous Action Selection

Pirate's Cove(2002)

★ 6.63–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

In this way I become a DICTATOR(2018)

★ 7.14–12 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 1 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesSimultaneous Action Selection

Knives Out(2024)

★ 6.53–10 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 1 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesSimultaneous Action Selection

Tic Tac Tumba(2025)

★ 7.42–8 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Hidden Roles

Betting and BluffingHidden RolesMultiple Maps

Tumult Royale(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection

Push Your LuckSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Avalon: Big Box(2022)

★ 8.05–10 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 1 more

Hidden RolesRoles with Asymmetric InformationSimultaneous Action Selection

The Truckers(2008)

★ 5.83–5 players40 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Area MovementPick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Time 'n' Space(2013)

★ 6.23–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Action TimerPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

None of a Kind(2011)

★ 6.12–6 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection

Pattern BuildingSimultaneous Action Selection

Pack & Stack(2008)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection

Dice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

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