The Big Book of Madness(2015)
Games like The Big Book of Madness
Looking for games like The Big Book of Madness? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Foe Hunters(2016)
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Aeon's End: War Eternal(2017)
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Aeon's End: The New Age(2019)
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Unstoppable(2025)
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Siege Storm(2019)
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Aeon's End: Outcasts(2020)
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Harmony(2024)
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Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)
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Heroes of Tenefyr(2019)
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TOKYO SIDEKICK(2018)
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The Lord of the Rings(2000)
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Avatar: The Last Airbender – Aang's Destiny(2024)
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