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18 games like Mille Bornes

The best games like Mille Bornes are DOG, Star Realms Colony Wars and Hero Realms — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. DOG shares card game, racing, hand management with Mille Bornes.

Every alternative below links to its own Mille Bornes-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / racing shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Mille Bornes’s 1.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. DOG (1997)
    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Racing, Hand Management, Take That, Team-Based Game · 3 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
    View DOG on Amazon →
  2. 2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · games like Star Realms Colony Wars →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mille Bornes: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
    View Star Realms Colony Wars on Amazon →
  3. 3. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Hero Realms →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
    View Hero Realms on Amazon →
  4. 2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · games like Unmatched Battle of Legends →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
  5. 5. BANG! (2002)
    4–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · games like BANG! →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That, Team-Based Game · 3 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  6. 2–5 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.1 · Light · games like Tales & Games The Hare & the Tortoise →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Racing, Hand Management · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~27 min shorter · same complexity
  7. 2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Racing, Hand Management · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
  8. 8. Dino Race (2014)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Racing, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  9. 9. DropMix (2017)
    1–6 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That, Team-Based Game · 3 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
  10. 10. Odin's Ravens (2002)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · games like Odin's Ravens →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Racing, Hand Management · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  11. 11. Ribbit (2004)
    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Racing, Hand Management · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
  12. 12. Codenames XXL (2015)
    2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light · games like Codenames XXL →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
  13. 13. Daytona 500 (1990)
    2–4 players · 70 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Racing, Hand Management · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  14. 5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like The Resistance Avalon →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 5–6 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  15. 15. BANG! Dodge City (2004)
    3–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · games like BANG! Dodge City →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  16. 2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like The Quest for El Dorado →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Racing, Hand Management · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
  17. 17. Jaipur (2009)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · games like Jaipur →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  18. 18. Secret Hitler (2016)
    5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Secret Hitler →
    Shares with Mille Bornes: Card Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Mille Bornes’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mille Bornes: overlaps at 5–6 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
Check DOG on Amazon →

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Frequently asked

What game is most like Mille Bornes?
DOG (1997) is the closest match to Mille Bornes, sharing card game, racing, hand management. It rates 6.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Mille Bornes?
DOG, Star Realms Colony Wars, Hero Realms are the top-ranked alternatives to Mille Bornes in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is DOG harder than Mille Bornes?
Compared with Mille Bornes, DOG is +0.2 heavier and about the same length (1.4 vs 1.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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