SEED GAME#30335 BGG all-time

The Kids of Catan(2003)

★ 5.3 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 1.06
Dice RollingRandom ProductionRoll / Spin and Move

Games like The Kids of Catan

Looking for games like The Kids of Catan? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the chase to complete the right combinations 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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Mountain Goats(2010)

★ 6.82–4 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Camel Up (Second Edition)(2018)

★ 7.53–8 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Betting and BluffingDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Past Lives(1988)

★ 4.52–8 players60 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingEventsRoll / Spin and Move

Hoppe Reiter(2011)

★ 6.12–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingRoll / Spin and MoveSet Collection

Rat-a-Tat Roll(2019)

★ 5.92–5 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingRoll / Spin and MoveTrack Movement

Can't Stop(1980)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingPush Your LuckRace

So ein Mist(2019)

★ 6.43–6 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingPush Your LuckRoll / Spin and Move

Fishy Tactics(2016)

★ 6.32–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

2 erste Spiele(2013)

★ 5.02–4 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingRoll / Spin and MoveSet Collection

Farm Friends(1995)

★ 4.72–4 players25 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingRoll / Spin and MoveSet Collection

Monza(2000)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingRaceRoll / Spin and Move

The Mother Road: Route 66(2022)

★ 5.92–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
64/100

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