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Zero to Hero(2024)

★ 6.5 BGG3–5 playersWeight 1.80
DeductionHighest-Lowest ScoringScore-and-Reset Game

Games like Zero to Hero

Looking for games like Zero to Hero? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds — built on 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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LUZ(2024)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

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The Werewolves bEat Robbers' Horror(2024)

★ 6.83–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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DeductionHidden RolesTeam-Based Game

Heckin Hounds(2023)

★ 5.52–7 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
61/100

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Betting and BluffingDeductionTrick-taking

Stich für Stich(2023)

★ 6.13–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

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DeductionTrick-taking

No Loose Ends(2025)

★ 7.62–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

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Predictive BidScore-and-Reset GameTrick-taking

The Bottle Imp(1995)

★ 6.72–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
61/100

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Hot PotatoScore-and-Reset GameTrick-taking

Bottle Imp(2024)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

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Hot PotatoScore-and-Reset GameTeam-Based Game

Hearts(1850)

★ 6.53–7 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
60/100

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Score-and-Reset GameTake ThatTrick-taking

Lovecraft Letter(2017)

★ 7.22–6 players5 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
60/100

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Crash!(2021)

★ 5.02–6 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
60/100

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DeductionHand ManagementScore-and-Reset Game

Xylotar(2024)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
60/100

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Power Vacuum(2024)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

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Hand ManagementHighest-Lowest ScoringSolo / Solitaire Game

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