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Zen Master(2010)

★ 6.3 BGG3–5 playersWeight 1.31
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Games like Zen Master

Looking for games like Zen Master? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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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Schadenfreude(2020)

★ 7.63–5 players15 minWeight 1.8
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76/100

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Diamonds(2014)

★ 6.82–6 players20 minWeight 1.6
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★ 6.62–4 players25 minWeight 2.3
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75/100

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Silver Bullet(2019)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.8
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75/100

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Blend Coffee Lab.(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.3
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75/100

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Voodoo Prince(2017)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
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75/100

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★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.0
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75/100

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