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18 games like Firefly The Game

The best games like Firefly The Game are Star Wars Outer Rim, Battlestar Galactica The Board Game and Xia Legends of a Drift System — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Wars Outer Rim shares adventure, movies / tv / radio theme, science fiction with Firefly The Game.

Every alternative below links to its own Firefly The Game-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / movies / tv / radio theme shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Firefly The Game’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
   1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View Star Wars Outer Rim on Amazon →
2. 2. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Firefly The Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View Battlestar Galactica The Board Game on Amazon →
3. 3. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
   3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
   View Xia Legends of a Drift System on Amazon →
4. 4. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Science Fiction, Travel, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
5. 5. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
   2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Firefly The Game: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~50 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Travel, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~105 min shorter · same complexity
7. 7. Eldritch Horror (2013)
   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Travel, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. Thunderbirds (2015)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Firefly The Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~127 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
9. 9. Nemesis (2018)
   1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Dune Imperium (2020)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Firefly The Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. Star Trek Fleet Captains (2011)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Firefly The Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Star Trek Deck Building Game The Next Generation (2011)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting · 1 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~105 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
13. 13. Waste Knights Second Edition (2021)
    1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)
    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Firefly The Game: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. The Witcher Adventure Game (2014)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Travel, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
16. 16. Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress (2018)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Red Rising (2021)
    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Firefly The Game: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game, Take That · 4 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~127 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
18. 18. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Firefly The Game: Adventure, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Firefly The Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Firefly The Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

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