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18 games like Fauna

The best games like Fauna are Wits and Wagers Family Deluxe Edition, Timeline Challenge and Terra — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wits and Wagers Family Deluxe Edition shares educational, trivia, betting and bluffing with Fauna.

Every alternative below links to its own Fauna-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / educational shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Fauna’s 1.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Wits and Wagers Family Deluxe Edition (2010)
   3–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
   Shares with Fauna: Educational, Trivia, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fauna: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 10 · ~32 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Wits and Wagers Family Deluxe Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Timeline Challenge (2015)
   2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
   Shares with Fauna: Educational, Trivia, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fauna: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 10 · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View Timeline Challenge on Amazon →
3. 3. Terra (2014)
   2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fauna: Educational, Trivia, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fauna: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Terra on Amazon →
4. 4. Camel Up (Second Edition) (2018)
   3–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fauna: Animals, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fauna: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Camel Up (2014)
   2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
   Shares with Fauna: Animals, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fauna: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · ~27 min shorter · same complexity
6. 6. Wits & Wagers Deluxe Edition (2005)
   3–7 players · 25 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
   Shares with Fauna: Trivia, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fauna: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~27 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. Tales & Games The Hare & the Tortoise (2011)
   2–5 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
   Shares with Fauna: Animals, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fauna: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~35 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Winner's Circle (2001)
   2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fauna: Animals, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fauna: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
9. 9. Jeopardy! (1964)
   3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 5.2 · Light
   Shares with Fauna: Animals, Trivia, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fauna: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
10. 10. Wits & Wagers Party (2012)
    4–18 players · 25 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Fauna: Trivia, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fauna: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 18 · ~27 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
11. 11. Felix The Cat in the Sack (2007)
    3–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Fauna: Animals, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fauna: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~32 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Long Shot (2009)
    3–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fauna: Animals, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fauna: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
13. 13. Unicorn Fever (2020)
    2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fauna: Animals, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fauna: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~12 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
14. 14. Bezzerwizzer (2007)
    2–12 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fauna: Trivia, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fauna: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 12 · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Three-Dragon Ante (2005)
    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fauna: Animals, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fauna: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~32 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Win (1966)
    3–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fauna: Animals, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fauna: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~68 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. Gambit 7 (2008)
    3–21 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Fauna: Trivia, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fauna: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 21 · ~37 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
18. 18. iKNOW (2012)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
    Shares with Fauna: Trivia, Betting and Bluffing · 1 of Fauna’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fauna: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity

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