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Anansi(2016)

★ 6.7 BGG3–5 playersWeight 1.71
Multi-Use CardsPredictive BidTrick-taking

Games like Anansi

Looking for games like Anansi? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job and the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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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Wizard: Jubiläumsedition(2016)

★ 7.73–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

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No Loose Ends(2025)

★ 7.62–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Predictive BidScore-and-Reset GameTrick-taking

Spades(1938)

★ 6.84 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Predictive BidTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

9 Lives(2015)

★ 7.13–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Predictive BidTrick-taking

Oh Hell!(1930)

★ 6.93–7 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Predictive BidTrick-taking

Ninety-Nine(1974)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementPredictive BidTrick-taking

Idle Hands(2020)

★ 6.73–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Multi-Use CardsTrick-taking

3 Tricky Pigs(2025)

★ 7.73–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Predictive BidTrick-taking

Charms(2014)

★ 7.33–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Predictive BidTrick-taking

500(1904)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Predictive BidTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

luz(2014)

★ 7.23–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Predictive BidTrick-taking

Twinkle Starship(2020)

★ 7.13–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Predictive Bid + 1 more

Predictive BidTrick-taking

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