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18 games like Illusion
The best games like Illusion are Ghost Blitz, Jungle Speed and Set! — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Ghost Blitz shares card game, pattern recognition with Illusion.
Every alternative below links to its own Illusion-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Illusion’s 1.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Ghost Blitz (2010)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
- 2. Jungle Speed (1997)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
- 3. Set! (1988)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 20 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 4. Tiki Topple Mini (2008)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
- 5. Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden (2016)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
- 6. Crystallo (2018)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–5) · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.7 heavier
- 7. Dinosaur Tea Party (2018)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
- 8. Kakerlakensalat (2007)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
- 9. Twin It! Board Games Edition (2017)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
- 10. Cortex Challenge (2016)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
- 11. One Key (2019)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
- 12. Checkpoint Charlie (2016)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
- 13. Pick-a-Pig (2012)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
- 14. Codenames Marvel (2017)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
- 15. Crazy Time (2013)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 4–5 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
- 16. Phoenix (2003)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
- 17. JAB Realtime Boxing (2011)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
- 18. Gobbit (2012)Shares with Illusion: Card Game, Pattern Recognition · 1 of Illusion’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Illusion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Illusion?
- Ghost Blitz (2010) is the closest match to Illusion, sharing card game, pattern recognition. It rates 6.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Illusion?
- Ghost Blitz, Jungle Speed, Set! are the top-ranked alternatives to Illusion in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Ghost Blitz harder than Illusion?
- Compared with Illusion, Ghost Blitz is same complexity and about the same length (1.1 vs 1.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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