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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. 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 · 4 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~50 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
    View Dungeon Raiders on Amazon →
  2. 2. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 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
    View Hero Realms on Amazon →
  3. 2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 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
    View Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Panic at the Pleasure Palace on Amazon →
  4. 2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 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. 3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
  6. 2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 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. 2 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–6) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  8. 1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 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. 2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: no player-count overlap (2–2 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 · 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
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 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
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 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. 3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  14. 3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Adventure, Fantasy, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Semi-Cooperative Game · 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
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Kill Steal, Player Elimination, Take That · 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. 3–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  17. 2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 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
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Take That · 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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Frequently asked

What game is most like Cutthroat Caverns?
Dungeon Raiders (2011) is the closest match to Cutthroat Caverns, sharing adventure, card game, fantasy. It rates 6.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Cutthroat Caverns?
Dungeon Raiders, Hero Realms, Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Panic at the Pleasure Palace are the top-ranked alternatives to Cutthroat Caverns 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 Dungeon Raiders harder than Cutthroat Caverns?
Compared with Cutthroat Caverns, Dungeon Raiders is 0.7 lighter and ~50 min shorter (1.4 vs 2.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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