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18 games like Bausack

The best games like Bausack are Villa Paletti, Beasts of Balance and Go Cuckoo! — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Villa Paletti shares action / dexterity, party game, stacking and balancing with Bausack.

Every alternative below links to its own Bausack-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s action / dexterity / party game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Bausack’s 1.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Villa Paletti (2001)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4 · Light · See Villa Paletti alternatives →

   Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Villa Paletti →
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   2. Beasts of Balance (2016)

   1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.0 · Light

   Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Beasts of Balance →
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   3. Go Cuckoo! (2016)

   2–5 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

   Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~17 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Go Cuckoo! →
4. 

   4. Going (2013)

   2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light

   Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
5. 

   5. Tinderblox (2020)

   2–6 players · 3–15 min · ★ 7.0 · Light

   Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~21 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
6. 

   6. tummple!

   2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Light

   Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 10 · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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   7. Ninja Academy (2019)

   3–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Light

   Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Bausack: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
8. 

   8. Wonky (2015)

   2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.4 · Light

   Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 99 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
9. 

   9. Rhino Hero Super Battle (2017)

   2–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 7.3 · Light · See Rhino Hero Super Battle alternatives →

   Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Stacking and Balancing · 2 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
10. 

    10. Rukshuk (2006)

    2–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 5.9 · Light

    Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
11. 

    11. Jenga (1983)

    1–8 players · 20 min · ★ 5.6 · Light · See Jenga alternatives →

    Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–8 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
12. 

    12. Meeple Circus (2017)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Light · See Meeple Circus alternatives →

    Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Stacking and Balancing · 2 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
13. 

    13. Men at Work (2019)

    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Light

    Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Stacking and Balancing · 2 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
14. 

    14. Arch Rival (1992)

    2–7 players · 20 min · ★ 5.3 · Light

    Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
15. 

    15. Terror in Meeple City (2013)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Light · See Terror in Meeple City alternatives →

    Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Stacking and Balancing · 2 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 

    16. Animal Upon Animal (2005)

    2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8 · Light · See Animal Upon Animal alternatives →

    Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Stacking and Balancing · 2 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
17. 

    17. Hamsterrolle (2000)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light

    Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Stacking and Balancing · 2 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
18. 

    18. Ker Plunk (1967)

    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 4.8 · Light

    Shares with Bausack: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Stacking and Balancing · 3 shared tags · 1 of Bausack’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Bausack: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

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