SEED GAME#21035 BGG all-time

The Great Races(1974)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 1.67
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Games like The Great Races

Looking for games like The Great Races? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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Corinth(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.6
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Virus!: Roll & Write(2024)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 1.9
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81/100

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Brilliant(2025)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 1.3
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81/100

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Bloom(2019)

★ 6.51–5 playersWeight 1.3
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81/100

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The Border(2022)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.2
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81/100

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Paleontologists(2020)

★ 7.01–100 players15 minWeight 1.4
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81/100

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Qwantum(2018)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.3
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80/100

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Smoothies(2019)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 1.7
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80/100

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Rolling Ranch(2019)

★ 6.71–20 playersWeight 1.2
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80/100

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Anubixx(2019)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 1.2
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80/100

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