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18 games like BANG! Dodge City

The best games like BANG! Dodge City are Samurai Sword, Secret Hitler and Shadow Hunters — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Samurai Sword shares bluffing, card game, deduction with BANG! Dodge City.

Every alternative below links to its own BANG! Dodge City-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s expansion for base-game / american west shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of BANG! Dodge City’s 1.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Samurai Sword (2012)
    3–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 3–7 players · about the same length · same complexity
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  2. 2. Secret Hitler (2016)
    5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 2 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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  3. 3. Shadow Hunters (2005)
    4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
    View Shadow Hunters on Amazon →
  4. 4. Ultimate Werewolf Deluxe Edition (2014)
    5–75 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 75 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  5. 5. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  6. 6. Dungeon Raiders (2011)
    3–5 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Variable Player Powers · 3 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~10 min longer · 0.3 lighter
  7. 7. The Castle of the Devil (2010)
    4–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 4–8 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  8. 8. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  9. 9. Two Rooms and a Boom (2013)
    6–30 players · 7–20 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 2 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 6–8 players · scales to 30 · ~16 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  10. 10. The Resistance Avalon (2012)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Team-Based Game · 1 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · same complexity
  11. 11. Coup Rebellion G54 (2014)
    3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination, Variable Player Powers · 2 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  12. 12. Yomi Fighting Card Game (2011)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–8) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
  13. 13. GROWL (2019)
    4–10 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 3 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 10 · ~17 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  14. 14. Ca$h 'n Gun$ (2005)
    4–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Player Elimination, Variable Player Powers · 2 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 4–6 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
  15. 15. Game of Thrones Oathbreaker (2019)
    5–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 5–8 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  16. 16. Salem 1692 (2015)
    4–12 players · 25–35 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 2 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 12 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
  17. 17. Legends of the Three Kingdoms (2007)
    2–10 players · 40 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 3–8 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 10 · ~10 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  18. 18. Der Widerstand (2009)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG! Dodge City: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Team-Based Game · 1 of BANG! Dodge City’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs BANG! Dodge City: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · same complexity
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Frequently asked

What game is most like BANG! Dodge City?
Samurai Sword (2012) is the closest match to BANG! Dodge City, sharing bluffing, card game, deduction. It rates 6.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like BANG! Dodge City?
Samurai Sword, Secret Hitler, Shadow Hunters are the top-ranked alternatives to BANG! Dodge City in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Samurai Sword harder than BANG! Dodge City?
Compared with BANG! Dodge City, Samurai Sword is same complexity and about the same length (1.8 vs 1.7 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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