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18 games like Backgammon

The best games like Backgammon are Camel Up (Second Edition), Camel Up and UR Spiel — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Camel Up (Second Edition) shares dice, betting and bluffing, dice rolling with Backgammon.

Every alternative below links to its own Backgammon-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / dice shelf.

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

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1. 1. Camel Up (Second Edition) (2018)
   3–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · games like Camel Up (Second Edition) →
   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Betting and Bluffing, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move, Track Movement · 4 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Backgammon: no player-count overlap (3–8 vs 2–2) · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
   View Camel Up (Second Edition) on Amazon →
2. 2. Camel Up (2014)
   2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · games like Camel Up →
   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Betting and Bluffing, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move, Track Movement · 4 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
   View Camel Up on Amazon →
3. 3. UR Spiel (-2600)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 5.9 · Light
   Shares with Backgammon: Abstract Strategy, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
   View UR Spiel on Amazon →
4. 4. Treehouse (2006)
   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 5.8 · Light
   Shares with Backgammon: Abstract Strategy, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
5. 5. Champions of Midgard (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Champions of Midgard →
   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. That's Pretty Clever! (2018)
   1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like That's Pretty Clever! →
   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. Sagrada (2017)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Sagrada →
   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Space Base (2018)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Space Base →
   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Roll Player (2016)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Roll Player →
   Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. The Taverns of Tiefenthal (2019)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · games like The Taverns of Tiefenthal →
    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
11. 11. Nautilion (2016)
    1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Under Falling Skies (2020)
    1 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Backgammon: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–2) · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
13. 13. Qwirkle Cubes (2009)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Backgammon: Abstract Strategy, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
14. 14. Alien Frontiers (2010)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · games like Alien Frontiers →
    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
15. 15. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)
    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · games like Tiny Epic Galaxies →
    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Dice Throne Season One (2018)
    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Dice Throne Season One →
    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. Twice as Clever! (2019)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Twice as Clever! →
    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Ausbrecher AG (1985)
    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
    Shares with Backgammon: Dice, Betting and Bluffing, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 3 of Backgammon’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Backgammon: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~10 min shorter · 0.7 lighter

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