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18 games like Revolution!

The best games like Revolution! are Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B, The Resistance Avalon and Doge — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B shares bluffing, deduction, auction/bidding with Revolution!.

Every alternative below links to its own Revolution!-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / deduction shelf.

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

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1. 1. Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)
   2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Auction/Bidding, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B on Amazon →
2. 2. The Resistance Avalon (2012)
   5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Revolution!: no player-count overlap (5–10 vs 3–4) · scales to 10 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View The Resistance Avalon on Amazon →
3. 3. Doge (2000)
   3–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
   Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
   View Doge on Amazon →
4. 4. Campy Creatures (2017)
   2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
   Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Auction/Bidding, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~35 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
5. 5. Cold War CIA vs KGB (2007)
   2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Revolution!: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–4) · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. Der Widerstand (2009)
   5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Revolution!: no player-count overlap (5–10 vs 3–4) · scales to 10 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
7. 7. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Revolution!: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–4) · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Dune (2019)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 2 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +1.9 heavier
9. 9. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 2 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~120 min longer · +1.7 heavier
10. 10. Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis (2016)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Revolution!: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–4) · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
13. 13. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
    2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 2 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +1.4 heavier
14. 14. Fog of Love (2017)
    2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Revolution!: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–4) · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Nanty Narking (2019)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
16. 16. Diplomacy (1959)
    2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · ~300 min longer · +1.3 heavier
17. 17. Gravediggers (2005)
    2–5 players · 25 min · ★ 5.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Auction/Bidding, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~35 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
18. 18. Clans (2002)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Revolution!: Bluffing, Deduction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Revolution!’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Revolution!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Revolution! fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.