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18 games like Hostage Negotiator

The best games like Hostage Negotiator are Fantastic Factories, Wingspan and Duelosaur Island — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Fantastic Factories shares card game, dice, card drafting with Hostage Negotiator.

Every alternative below links to its own Hostage Negotiator-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / dice shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Hostage Negotiator’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Fantastic Factories (2019)
   1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 5 · ~33 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Fantastic Factories on Amazon →
2. 2. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 5 · ~35 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Wingspan on Amazon →
3. 3. Duelosaur Island (2018)
   1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 2 · ~18 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Duelosaur Island on Amazon →
4. 4. Aerion (2019)
   1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Roma (2005)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hostage Negotiator: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 1–1) · scales to 2 · ~25 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Valhalla (2018)
   1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 6 · ~25 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. Star Wars Destiny (2016)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hostage Negotiator: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 1–1) · scales to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hostage Negotiator: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 1–1) · scales to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Valeria Card Kingdoms (2016)
   1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 5 · ~18 min longer · same complexity
10. 10. Elder Sign (2011)
    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 8 · ~70 min longer · +0.4 heavier
11. 11. One Deck Dungeon (2016)
    1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 2 · ~18 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. Call to Adventure (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 4 · ~25 min longer · same complexity
13. 13. Red Rising (2021)
    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (100%)
    vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 6 · ~33 min longer · +0.3 heavier
14. 14. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)
    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hostage Negotiator: both play at 1 · scales to 5 · ~18 min longer · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Seasons (2012)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hostage Negotiator: no player-count overlap (2–4 vs 1–1) · scales to 4 · ~40 min longer · +0.8 heavier
16. 16. Thanos Rising Avengers Infinity War (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hostage Negotiator: no player-count overlap (2–4 vs 1–1) · scales to 4 · ~55 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Dragonrealm (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hostage Negotiator: no player-count overlap (2–4 vs 1–1) · scales to 4 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
18. 18. Fish Cook (2012)
    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hostage Negotiator: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hostage Negotiator’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hostage Negotiator: no player-count overlap (2–6 vs 1–1) · scales to 6 · ~25 min longer · same complexity

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