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18 games like Family Business

The best games like Family Business are Star Realms Colony Wars, You Dirty Rat and Hero Realms — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Realms Colony Wars shares card game, hand management, take that with Family Business.

Every alternative below links to its own Family Business-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / mafia shelf.

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

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   1. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Star Realms Colony Wars alternatives →

   Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 3 shared tags · 2 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Family Business: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Star Realms Colony Wars →
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   2. You Dirty Rat (2015)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Mafia, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for You Dirty Rat →
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   3. Hero Realms (2016)

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

   Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 3 shared tags · 2 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Hero Realms →
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   4. Love Letter (2012)

   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light · See Love Letter alternatives →

   Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 2 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
5. 

   5. BANG! (2002)

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

   Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Family Business: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
6. 

   6. The Red Dragon Inn (2007)

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

   Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   7. Love Letter Premium (2016)

   2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Love Letter Premium alternatives →

   Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 2 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
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   8. Good Cop Bad Cop (2014)

   4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

   Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Family Business: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
9. 

   9. Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 3 shared tags · 2 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Family Business: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
10. 

    10. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)

    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine alternatives →

    Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
11. 

    11. Shards of Infinity (2018)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 3 shared tags · 2 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
12. 

    12. Dungeon Raiders (2011)

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

    Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (100%)

    vs Family Business: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~10 min longer · same complexity
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    13. Boss Monster The Dungeon Building Card Game (2013)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light · See Boss Monster The Dungeon Building Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (100%)

    vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
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    14. Ca$h 'n Gun$ (2005)

    4–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light · See Ca$h 'n Gun$ alternatives →

    Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Mafia, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 1 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Family Business: overlaps at 4–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 

    15. Exploding Kittens NSFW Deck (2015)

    2–5 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light · See Exploding Kittens NSFW Deck alternatives →

    Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (100%)

    vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    16. Lovecraft Letter (2017)

    2–6 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.2 · Light · See Lovecraft Letter alternatives →

    Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 2 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~20 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    17. Red7 (2014)

    2–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Red7 alternatives →

    Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 2 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Family Business: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    18. Lifeboat (2002)

    4–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Family Business: Card Game, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Family Business’s 3 mechanics (100%)

    vs Family Business: overlaps at 4–6 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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