SEED GAME#30019 BGG all-time

The Newlywed Game(1967)

★ 4.8 BGG4–8 players30 minWeight 1.38
Questions and AnswersStorytellingTeam-Based Game

Games like The Newlywed Game

Looking for games like The Newlywed Game? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds. 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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Pitchstorm(2018)

★ 6.93–12 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

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StorytellingTeam-Based Game

ContraBanter(2024)

★ 7.42–15 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

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DeductionQuestions and AnswersTeam-Based Game

Bad Medicine(2015)

★ 6.53–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

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StorytellingTeam-Based GameVoting

Feelinks(2015)

★ 6.43–8 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Betting and BluffingStorytellingTeam-Based Game

Cat & Chocolate(2010)

★ 5.93–6 players20 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
67/100

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StorytellingTeam-Based GameVoting

Cat & Chocolate: Business Is Business(2010)

★ 5.83–6 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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StorytellingTeam-Based GameVoting

Où étiez-vous?(2008)

★ 5.75–20 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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MemoryStorytellingTeam-Based Game

Rhett & Link's We're Still Good Game(2022)

★ 5.64–12 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Questions and Answers + 1 more

Questions and AnswersStorytelling

INCOHERENT(2018)

★ 5.34–10 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Storytelling + 1 more

Roll / Spin and MoveStorytellingTeam-Based Game

Texas Zombies(2012)

★ 5.53–6 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

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StorytellingTeam-Based GameVoting

Dixit: Odyssey(2011)

★ 7.43–12 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Storytelling

StorytellingTargeted CluesVoting

Time's Up! Title Recall!(2008)

★ 7.74–18 players60 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
62/100

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ActingCommunication LimitsMemory

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