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18 games like Cutthroat Caverns

The best games like Cutthroat Caverns are Dungeon Raiders, Hero Realms and Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Panic at the Pleasure Palace — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Dungeon Raiders shares adventure, card game, fantasy with Cutthroat Caverns.

Every alternative below links to its own Cutthroat Caverns-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / card game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Dungeon Raiders (2011)

   3–5 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Adventure, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Simultaneous Action Selection, Take That · 8 shared tags · 4 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~50 min shorter · 0.7 lighter

   Check price for Dungeon Raiders →
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   2. Hero Realms (2016)

   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Hero Realms alternatives →

   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~65 min shorter · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Hero Realms →
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   3. Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Panic at the Pleasure Palace (2018)

   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 7 shared tags · 3 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

   Check price for Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Panic at the Pleasure Palace →
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   4. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)

   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light

   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
5. 

   5. Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe (2002)

   3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light · See Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe alternatives →

   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
6. 

   6. The Red Dragon Inn (2007)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light · See The Red Dragon Inn alternatives →

   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 6 shared tags · 3 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
7. 

   7. KeyForge Call of the Archons (2018)

   2 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See KeyForge Call of the Archons alternatives →

   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Cutthroat Caverns: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–6) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
8. 

   8. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
9. 

   9. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 alternatives →

   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Cutthroat Caverns: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–6) · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
10. 

    10. Village Pillage (2019)

    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light

    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection, Take That · 6 shared tags · 3 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~70 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
11. 

    11. Summoner Wars (2009)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Summoner Wars alternatives →

    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
12. 

    12. Aeon's End (2016)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
13. 

    13. Munchkin Adventure Time (2014)

    3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
14. 

    14. Shadows over Camelot (2005)

    3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Shadows over Camelot alternatives →

    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Adventure, Fantasy, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Semi-Cooperative Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~20 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
15. 

    15. BANG! (2002)

    4–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See BANG! alternatives →

    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Kill Steal, Player Elimination, Take That · 6 shared tags · 4 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 7 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
16. 

    16. Munchkin Pathfinder Guest Artist Edition (2013)

    3–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    17. La Fallera Calavera (2014)

    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
18. 

    18. Res Arcana (2019)

    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Res Arcana alternatives →

    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~50 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

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