SEED GAME#14805 BGG all-time

The Quick and the Undead(2020)

★ 6.6 BGG1–6 players45 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluencePush Your LuckSecret Unit Deployment

Games like The Quick and the Undead

Looking for games like The Quick and the Undead? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Cold War: CIA vs KGB(2007)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceMulti-Use CardsPush Your Luck

El Dorado Canyon(2015)

★ 8.74–6 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Push Your LuckSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

Amass(2022)

★ 7.31–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingHand Management

City of Spies: Estoril 1942(2015)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

Land 6(2014)

★ 6.01 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Elector Counts(2022)

★ 5.82–4 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

NewSpeak(2021)

★ 5.83–6 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Mission: Red Planet (Second/Third Edition)(2015)

★ 7.42–6 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Evolution(2014)

★ 7.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementPush Your Luck

Lockup: A Roll Player Tale(2019)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction CompensationAuction: Multiple Lot

Plague Inc.: The Board Game(2017)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Boomtown Bandits(2015)

★ 6.42–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 2 more

Dice RollingSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

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