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18 games like Awkward Guests

The best games like Awkward Guests are Mysterium, Sheriff of Nottingham and The Shipwreck Arcana — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mysterium shares deduction, murder/mystery, deduction with Awkward Guests.

Every alternative below links to its own Awkward Guests-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / deduction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Awkward Guests’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Mysterium (2015)
   2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Awkward Guests: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~18 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Mysterium on Amazon →
2. 2. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
   View Sheriff of Nottingham on Amazon →
3. 3. The Shipwreck Arcana (2017)
   2–5 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Deduction, Deduction, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~40 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View The Shipwreck Arcana on Amazon →
4. 4. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 1–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Card Drafting · 1 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
7. 7. Smash Up (2012)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
8. 8. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Sleuth (1971)
   3–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Deduction, Deduction, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 3–7 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
10. 10. Tragedy Looper (2011)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +1.2 heavier
11. 11. Bob Ross Art of Chill Game (2017)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
12. 12. Beyond Baker Street (2016)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Awkward Guests: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min shorter · same complexity
13. 13. Battle Line (2000)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management · 1 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Awkward Guests: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
14. 14. Tavern Masters (2017)
    1–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Trading · 3 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~35 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
15. 15. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
18. 18. Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe (2002)
    3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Awkward Guests: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Awkward Guests’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Awkward Guests: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter

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