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The Zombie Paella(2024)

★ 7.4 BGG2–5 players20 minWeight 2.00
Betting and BluffingCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Games like The Zombie Paella

Looking for games like The Zombie Paella? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
84/100

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Three-Dragon Ante: Legendary Edition(2019)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Three-Dragon Ante(2005)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
74/100

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Wizardz Bluff(2018)

★ 8.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Betting and BluffingHand ManagementSet Collection

The Red Dragon Inn(2007)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Dragon's Gold(2001)

★ 6.43–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Club of Cthulhu(2025)

★ 8.32–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSet Collection

Mindbug: Battlefruit Kingdom(2025)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Betting and BluffingHand ManagementTake That

Schotten Totten(1999)

★ 7.32 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementMelding and Splaying

Quests of Valeria(2017)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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ContractsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Gyrating Hamsters(2017)

★ 6.42–5 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Betting and BluffingDice RollingHand Management

Guildhall Fantasy: Fellowship(2016)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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