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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. 1. King of New York (2014)
    2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · games like King of New York →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Area Movement, Player Elimination · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
    View King of New York on Amazon →
  2. 2. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Player Elimination · 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
    View Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game on Amazon →
  3. 3. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Area Movement, Modular Board · 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
    View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
  4. 4. Captain Sonar (2016)
    2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Captain Sonar →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Nautical, Hidden Movement · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
  5. 5. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Survive Escape from Atlantis! →
    Shares with Jaws: Animals, Nautical, Map Reduction · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
  6. 6. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Mice and Mystics →
    Shares with Jaws: Animals, Fighting, Area Movement · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  7. 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 · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
  8. 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 · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  9. 9. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · games like Star Wars Rebellion →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Area Movement · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~150 min longer · +1.6 heavier
  10. 10. Conan (2016)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · games like Conan →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Area Movement, Player Elimination · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  11. 11. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) →
    Shares with Jaws: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Area Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Jaws: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
  12. 12. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · games like Dead Men Tell No Tales →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Nautical, Modular Board · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
  13. 13. Forbidden Stars (2015)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · games like Forbidden Stars →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Area Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Modular Board · 3 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +1.7 heavier
  14. 14. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · games like Mechs vs. Minions →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Modular Board · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  15. 15. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy · games like War of the Ring Second Edition →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Area Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min longer · +2 heavier
  16. 16. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Modular Board · 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
  17. 17. Meuterer (2000)
    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · games like Meuterer →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Nautical, Modular Board · 1 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  18. 18. Wiz-War (Eighth Edition) (2012)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Wiz-War (Eighth Edition) →
    Shares with Jaws: Fighting, Modular Board, Player Elimination · 2 of Jaws’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Jaws: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Jaws?
King of New York (2014) is the closest match to Jaws, sharing fighting, movies / tv / radio theme, area movement. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Jaws?
King of New York, Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, Mansions of Madness Second Edition are the top-ranked alternatives to Jaws 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.
Is King of New York harder than Jaws?
Compared with Jaws, King of New York is 0.3 lighter and ~20 min shorter (1.9 vs 2.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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