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You Must Be an Idiot!(2005)

★ 5.7 BGG3–6 players45 minWeight 1.42
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Looking for games like You Must Be an Idiot!? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds — built on the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side. 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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Rappakalja Extreme(2008)

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Balderdash(1984)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 1.4
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70/100

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★ 6.33–6 players60 minWeight 1.0
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Subtext(2019)

★ 6.54–8 playersWeight 1.3
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70/100

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Wise and Otherwise(1997)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.5
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70/100

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Cranium Party Playoff(2008)

★ 6.14–99 players30 minWeight 1.0
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69/100

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★ 6.14–8 playersWeight 1.2
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69/100

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Crazy Theory(2019)

★ 6.53–6 players30 minWeight 1.0
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