SEED GAME#5570 BGG all-time

Cosmic Eidex(1998)

★ 6.9 BGG3 playersWeight 2.73
Trick-takingVariable Player Powers

Games like Cosmic Eidex

Looking for games like Cosmic Eidex? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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

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★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Tournament at Avalon(2020)

★ 7.33–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Breakers(2026)

★ 9.02–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Ghosts of Christmas(2019)

★ 7.13–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Predictive BidTrick-taking

TRICKTAKERs(2021)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTrick-taking

Coiffeur-Jass

★ 8.13–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Jass(1796)

★ 7.13–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Trick-taking

AVíO(2025)

★ 7.42–6 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Salty(2022)

★ 7.23–4 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Pala(2012)

★ 6.73–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Betting and BluffingTrick-taking

Belote(1930)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Team-Based GameTrick-taking

Manille

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Team-Based GameTrick-taking

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