SEED GAME#16107 BGG all-time

Animal Mind(2016)

★ 6.4 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.00
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Games like Animal Mind

Looking for games like Animal Mind? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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XXXenophile(1996)

★ 5.82–5 players45 minWeight 1.6
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77/100

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Poker(1810)

★ 6.72–10 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

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Trust Me(2025)

★ 6.22–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
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68/100

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Three-Dragon Ante: Emperor's Gambit(2010)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Dreadful Circus(2021)

★ 6.54–8 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Bakerstreet(2003)

★ 5.72 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Edel, Stein & Reich(2003)

★ 6.93–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Whale Street(2023)

★ 6.73–6 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Gadgeteers(2017)

★ 6.32–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Toledo 1085(2010)

★ 6.02–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

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James Clavell's Shogun Card Game(1983)

★ 6.23–8 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Po-Ke-No(1930)

★ 4.72–13 players10 minWeight 1.0
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66/100

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