What game is most like Imagine?

Two Rooms and a Boom (2013) is the closest match to Imagine, sharing deduction, party game, acting. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like Imagine?

Two Rooms and a Boom, Codenames XXL, Secret Hitler are the top-ranked alternatives to Imagine 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 Two Rooms and a Boom harder than Imagine?

Compared with Imagine, Two Rooms and a Boom is +0.4 heavier and about the same length (1.4 vs 1.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

Imagine / Similar games

18 games like Imagine

The best games like Imagine are Two Rooms and a Boom, Codenames XXL and Secret Hitler — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Two Rooms and a Boom shares deduction, party game, acting with Imagine.

Every alternative below links to its own Imagine-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s deduction / party game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Imagine’s 1.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. Two Rooms and a Boom (2013)
6–30 players · 7–20 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Acting, Team-Based Game · 2 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (100%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 6–8 players · scales to 30 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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2. Codenames XXL (2015)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 3–8 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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3. Secret Hitler (2016)
5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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4. Der Widerstand (2009)
5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
5. BANG! The Dice Game (2013)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 3–8 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
6. Loco Motive (2009)
4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Party Game, Puzzle, Acting, Team-Based Game · 2 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (100%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 4–8 players · about the same length · same complexity
7. Time's Up! Title Recall! (2008)
4–18 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Party Game, Acting, Team-Based Game · 2 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (100%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 18 · ~38 min longer · same complexity
8. Spyfall (2014)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Acting · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 3–8 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
9. When I Dream (2016)
4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · same complexity
10. Detective Club (2018)
4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~23 min longer · same complexity
11. Concept (2013)
4–12 players · 40 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 12 · ~18 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. Insider (2016)
4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 4–8 players · about the same length · same complexity
13. Time's Up! (1999)
4–18 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Party Game, Acting, Team-Based Game · 2 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (100%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 18 · ~68 min longer · same complexity
14. Werewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)
8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: both play at 8 · scales to 18 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
15. Cranium (1998)
4–16 players · 60 min · ★ 5.7 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Party Game, Puzzle, Acting, Team-Based Game · 2 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (100%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 16 · ~38 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. Tempel des Schreckens (2016)
3–10 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 3–8 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · same complexity
17. Mafia (2007)
7–22 players · 30 min · ★ 5.7 · Light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Acting, Team-Based Game · 2 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (100%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 7–8 players · scales to 22 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
18. Paranormal Detectives (2019)
2–6 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
Shares with Imagine: Deduction, Party Game, Acting · 1 of Imagine’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Imagine: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~18 min longer · +0.6 heavier

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Frequently asked

What game is most like Imagine?: Two Rooms and a Boom (2013) is the closest match to Imagine, sharing deduction, party game, acting. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Imagine?: Two Rooms and a Boom, Codenames XXL, Secret Hitler are the top-ranked alternatives to Imagine 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 Two Rooms and a Boom harder than Imagine?: Compared with Imagine, Two Rooms and a Boom is +0.4 heavier and about the same length (1.4 vs 1.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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