Watson & Holmes(2015)
Games like Watson & Holmes
Looking for games like Watson & Holmes? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Shadow Raiders(2018)
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DungeonQuest (Third Edition)(2010)
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Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack(2012)
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Boss Monster: Rise of the Minibosses(2018)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more
Empires(2017)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more
10' to Kill(2015)
Shares Modular Board + 1 more
Holmes and Moriarty(2018)
Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more
Discover: Lands Unknown(2018)
Shares Modular Board + 2 more
Revolution!(2009)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more
شب مافیا (Mafia's Night)(2017)
Shares Player Elimination + 1 more
The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation(2005)
Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more
Coup: Rebellion G54(2014)
Shares Player Elimination + 1 more
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