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18 games like Duplex

The best games like Duplex are Jungle Speed, Spot it! and Super Boggle — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Jungle Speed shares party game, real-time, pattern recognition with Duplex.

Every alternative below links to its own Duplex-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s party game / real-time shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Duplex’s 1.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Jungle Speed (1997)

   2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.5 · Light · See Jungle Speed alternatives →

   Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition, Speed Matching · 4 shared tags · 2 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Jungle Speed →
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   2. Spot it! (2009)

   2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6 · Light · See Spot it! alternatives →

   Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Speed Matching · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Spot it! →
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   3. Super Boggle (1979)

   2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

   Shares with Duplex: Real-time, Word Game, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~20 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Super Boggle →
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   4. Ghost Blitz 2 (2012)

   2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light

   Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
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   5. Linq (2004)

   4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Light

   Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Word Game, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Duplex: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 

   6. Scrabble Boggle (1972)

   1–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.2 · Light · See Scrabble Boggle alternatives →

   Shares with Duplex: Real-time, Word Game, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~20 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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   7. Set! (1988)

   1–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See Set! alternatives →

   Shares with Duplex: Real-time, Pattern Recognition, Speed Matching · 3 shared tags · 2 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · plays solo · scales to 20 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
8. 

   8. PIX (2012)

   4–9 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

   Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Duplex: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 9 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
9. 

   9. We Will Rock You (2008)

   4–12 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Light

   Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Duplex: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 12 · about the same length · same complexity
10. 

    10. Dobble Free Demo Version

    2–8 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5 · Light

    Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
11. 

    11. Panic Lab (2012)

    2–10 players · 10–30 min · ★ 6.1 · Light

    Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 10 · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
12. 

    12. Halli Galli (1990)

    2–6 players · 10 min · ★ 5.8 · Light

    Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
13. 

    13. Whoosh Bounty Hunters (2017)

    2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.3 · Light

    Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
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    14. Monster Match (2018)

    2–6 players · 10 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

    Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
15. 

    15. Pick-a-Seal (2014)

    1–5 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.3 · Light

    Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~17 min shorter · same complexity
16. 

    16. Bears! (2011)

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

    Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
17. 

    17. Avocado Smash! (2018)

    2–99 players · 10 min · ★ 6.2 · Light

    Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 1 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Duplex: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 99 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
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    18. Werewords (2017)

    4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2 · Light · See Werewords alternatives →

    Shares with Duplex: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game · 3 shared tags · 0 of Duplex’s 2 mechanics (0%)

    vs Duplex: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 10 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity

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