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Bottle Imp(2024)

★ 7.1 BGG2–6 playersWeight 2.13
Hot PotatoScore-and-Reset GameTeam-Based Game

Games like Bottle Imp

Looking for games like Bottle Imp? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

The Bottle Imp(1995)

★ 6.72–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
78/100

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Hot PotatoScore-and-Reset GameTrick-taking

Mü & More(1995)

★ 7.22–8 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Bids As WagersTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Euchre(1848)

★ 6.92–7 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Team-Based GameTrick-taking

No Loose Ends(2025)

★ 7.62–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Score-and-Reset Game + 1 more

Predictive BidScore-and-Reset GameTrick-taking

Nyet!(1997)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTeam-Based Game

Spades(1938)

★ 6.84 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Predictive BidTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Mü & more: Revised Edition(2024)

★ 7.72–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Bids As WagersTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Hearts(1850)

★ 6.53–7 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Score-and-Reset Game + 1 more

Score-and-Reset GameTake ThatTrick-taking

Aurum(2023)

★ 7.03–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Auction / BiddingTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Pinochle(1864)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Auction / BiddingMelding and SplayingTeam-Based Game

500(1904)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Predictive BidTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

The Six of VIII(2024)

★ 7.33–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Team-Based GameTrick-taking

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