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18 Holes(2020)

★ 7.0 BGG1–5 playersWeight 1.81
Hand ManagementModular BoardOpen Drafting

Games like 18 Holes

Looking for games like 18 Holes? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Snow Tails(2008)

★ 7.02–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementModular BoardPlayer Elimination

Ausgebremst(1993)

★ 6.93–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

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Knarr(2023)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

Mush! Mush!: Snow Tails 2(2013)

★ 6.92–8 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Catch the LeaderHand ManagementModular Board

Riftforce(2021)

★ 7.22 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

Meuterer(2000)

★ 6.93–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardOpen Drafting

Rush & Bash(2015)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardRace

Agility(2016)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

1911 Amundsen vs Scott(2011)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

Dream Cruise(2021)

★ 6.71–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardOpen Drafting

Spiel mit Lukas: Dribbel-Fieber(2010)

★ 6.32 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen Drafting

All-Star Baseball(1941)

★ 6.12 players60 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimulation

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