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18 games like Backgammon

The best games like Backgammon are Camel Up (Second Edition), Camel Up and UR Spiel — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Camel Up (Second Edition) shares dice, betting and bluffing, dice rolling with Backgammon.

Every alternative below links to its own Backgammon-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / dice shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Backgammon’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Camel Up (Second Edition) (2018)

   3–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Camel Up (Second Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Betting and Bluffing, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move, Track Movement · 5 shared tags · 4 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Backgammon: no player-count overlap (3–8 vs 2) · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Camel Up (Second Edition) →
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   2. Camel Up (2014)

   2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Camel Up alternatives →

   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Betting and Bluffing, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move, Track Movement · 5 shared tags · 4 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Camel Up →
3. 

   3. UR Spiel (-2600)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 5.9 · Light

   Shares with Backgammon: Abstract Strategy, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 4 shared tags · 2 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter

   Check price for UR Spiel →
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   4. Treehouse (2006)

   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 5.8 · Light

   Shares with Backgammon: Abstract Strategy, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 4 shared tags · 2 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
5. 

   5. Champions of Midgard (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Champions of Midgard alternatives →

   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   6. That's Pretty Clever! (2018)

   1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See That's Pretty Clever! alternatives →

   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
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   7. Sagrada (2017)

   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Sagrada alternatives →

   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 

   8. Space Base (2018)

   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Space Base alternatives →

   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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   9. Roll Player (2016)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Roll Player alternatives →

   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 

    10. The Taverns of Tiefenthal (2019)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See The Taverns of Tiefenthal alternatives →

    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
11. 

    11. Nautilion (2016)

    1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 3 shared tags · 2 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
12. 

    12. Under Falling Skies (2020)

    1 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Backgammon: no player-count overlap (1 vs 2) · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
13. 

    13. Qwirkle Cubes (2009)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

    Shares with Backgammon: Abstract Strategy, Dice, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
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    14. Alien Frontiers (2010)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Alien Frontiers alternatives →

    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    15. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)

    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Tiny Epic Galaxies alternatives →

    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    16. Dice Throne Season One (2018)

    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Dice Throne Season One alternatives →

    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
17. 

    17. Twice as Clever! (2019)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Twice as Clever! alternatives →

    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    18. Ausbrecher AG (1985)

    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1 · Light

    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Betting and Bluffing, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 4 shared tags · 3 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~10 min shorter · 0.7 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Backgammon fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.