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18 games like Jaws

The best games like Jaws are King of New York, Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game and Mansions of Madness Second Edition — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. King of New York shares fighting, movies / tv / radio theme, area movement with Jaws.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Jaws’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. King of New York (2014)

   2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See King of New York alternatives →

   Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Area Movement, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

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   2. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game alternatives →

   Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier

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   3. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Area Movement, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier

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   4. Captain Sonar (2016)

   2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Captain Sonar alternatives →

   Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Nautical, Hidden Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
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   5. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)

   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Survive Escape from Atlantis! alternatives →

   Shares with Jaws: Animals, Nautical, Map Reduction · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
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   6. Mice and Mystics (2012)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Mice and Mystics alternatives →

   Shares with Jaws: Animals, Fighting, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   7. Godzilla Tokyo Clash (2020)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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   8. King of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)

   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   9. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)

   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Star Wars Rebellion alternatives →

   Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~150 min longer · +1.6 heavier
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    10. Conan (2016)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Conan alternatives →

    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Area Movement, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    11. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Jaws: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Area Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 3 shared tags · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Jaws: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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    12. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)

    2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Dead Men Tell No Tales alternatives →

    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Nautical, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    13. Forbidden Stars (2015)

    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Forbidden Stars alternatives →

    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Area Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +1.7 heavier
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    14. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See Mechs vs. Minions alternatives →

    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Modular Board · 2 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    15. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)

    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy · See War of the Ring Second Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Area Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 3 shared tags · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min longer · +2 heavier
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    16. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)

    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth alternatives →

    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Modular Board · 2 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    17. Meuterer (2000)

    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Meuterer alternatives →

    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Nautical, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Jaws: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    18. Wiz-War (Eighth Edition) (2012)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Wiz-War (Eighth Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Modular Board, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

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