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Bridge(1925)

★ 7.5 BGG4 players60 minWeight 3.89
Communication LimitsHand ManagementPredictive Bid

Games like Bridge

Looking for games like Bridge? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

Tarock(1425)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTrick-taking

Tragedy Looper(2011)

★ 7.22–4 players120 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsDeductionGrid Movement

Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies(2023)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsDeductionGrid Movement

Underwater Cities(2018)

★ 8.01–4 players80 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementIncome

Agricola (Revised Edition)(2016)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

EnclosureHand ManagementWorker Placement

Preference(1802)

★ 7.63–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Trick-taking

Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingSet Collection

Doppelkopf(1895)

★ 7.63–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Predictive Bid + 2 more

AlliancesPredictive BidTeam-Based Game

Arcs(2024)

★ 8.02–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Deluxe Set(2016)

★ 8.02–5 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

War of the Ring: Second Edition(2011)

★ 8.62–4 players150 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

The New Era(2011)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingOwnership

Ark Nova(2021)

★ 8.51–4 players90 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Hand Management

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

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