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18 games like Samurai Sword

The best games like Samurai Sword are BANG! Dodge City, BANG! High Noon and BANG! The Walking Dead — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. BANG! Dodge City shares bluffing, card game, deduction with Samurai Sword.

Ranked alternatives to Samurai Sword (bluffing, card game), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Samurai Sword’s medium-light weight.

  1. 3–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers
  2. 2. BANG! High Noon (2003)
    4–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers
  3. 4–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers
  4. 4. Vampire Empire (2012)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Medieval, Hand Management
  5. 5. BANG! (2002)
    4–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game
  6. 4–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers
  7. 7. Oriente (2004)
    4–12 players · 20–30 min · ★ 5.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Medieval, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers
  8. 2–10 players · 40 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers
  9. 3–9 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers
  10. 5–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers
  11. 5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Medieval, Team-Based Game
  12. 2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Medieval, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers
  13. 1–7 players · 20 min · ★ 5.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Medieval, Team-Based Game
  14. 2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Deduction, Fighting, Medieval, Variable Player Powers
  15. 2 players · 10–45 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers
  16. 16. Templar Intrigue (2014)
    7–10 players · 15–30 min · ★ 5.1 · Light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Medieval, Team-Based Game
  17. 17. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Team-Based Game
  18. 18. Shadow Hunters (2005)
    4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Samurai Sword: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Samurai Sword?
BANG! Dodge City (2004) is the closest match to Samurai Sword, sharing bluffing, card game, deduction. It rates 6.9/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Samurai Sword?
BANG! Dodge City, BANG! High Noon, BANG! The Walking Dead are the top-ranked alternatives to Samurai Sword in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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