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Connect 4: Card Game(2016)

★ 5.6 BGG2–4 players15 minWeight 1.14
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Games like Connect 4: Card Game

Looking for games like Connect 4: Card Game? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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Sunny Day(2017)

★ 6.62–5 players20 minWeight 1.1
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81/100

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Flick Fleck(2018)

★ 6.51–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
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81/100

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Shiba Inu House(2016)

★ 5.91–5 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
80/100

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Hisss(2001)

★ 5.62–5 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
80/100

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Tantrix Gobble(2009)

★ 6.51–6 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
80/100

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Venice Connection(1988)

★ 5.92 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
80/100

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Quartex(2012)

★ 5.82–5 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
78/100

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3 Or More(1980)

★ 5.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
78/100

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Cities(2008)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
78/100

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Diatoms(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

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Pyramid Poker(2017)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
76/100

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Aquarius(1998)

★ 6.12–5 playersWeight 1.1
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76/100

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