SEED GAME#12265 BGG all-time

Button Soccer(1911)

★ 7.3 BGG2 players50 minWeight 1.81
Area Majority / InfluenceFlickingSimulation

Games like Button Soccer

Looking for games like Button Soccer? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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ISO Match
75/100

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Planepita(2022)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Set & Match(2017)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Sola Fide: The Reformation(2016)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Rod Hockey(1932)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

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Simulation

Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!(2021)

★ 7.51–2 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

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Admirals' War: World War II at Sea(2019)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
61/100

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History Maker Golf(2017)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
60/100

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Dice RollingSimulation

Flick of Faith(2019)

★ 7.32–4 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
60/100

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Bisikle(2009)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
60/100

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Flicking

Carrom

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
60/100

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FlickingTeam-Based Game

Season Ticket Baseball(2021)

★ 8.81–2 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

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Dice RollingSimulationSolo / Solitaire Game

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