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What's On The Menu?(2023)

★ 8.1 BGG2–6 players25 minWeight 2.00

MemoryOpen DraftingTake That

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Looking for games like What's On The Menu?? 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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Card Game: The Card Game(2020)

★ 6.42–5 players15 minWeight 2.0

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66/100

Shares Memory + 2 more

Betting and BluffingMemoryOpen Drafting

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Volfyirion(2019)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 2.3

ISO Match

65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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Frantic(2015)

★ 6.42–8 playersWeight 1.5

ISO Match

65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

EventsOpen DraftingTake That

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Sideshow Swap(2019)

★ 6.82–8 players10 minWeight 1.7

ISO Match

65/100

Shares Memory + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

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Coup: Rebellion G54(2014)

★ 7.03–6 players15 minWeight 1.9

ISO Match

64/100

Shares Memory + 1 more

MemoryPlayer EliminationTake That

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Inuit: The Snow Folk(2019)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.9

ISO Match

64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTake That

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Reincardnated(2022)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 2.0

ISO Match

64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hidden Victory PointsOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesOpen Drafting

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Emboscados(2020)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 1.7

ISO Match

64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTake That

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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Defence Against the Dark Arts(2019)

★ 7.12 players30 minWeight 1.8

ISO Match

64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingTake That

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Botany: War of the Posies(2025)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 1.5

ISO Match

64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingSet Collection

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Cerebria: The Card Game(2018)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.4

ISO Match

63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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Dastardly Dirigibles(2016)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 1.6

ISO Match

63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

FollowOpen DraftingSet Collection

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