Crits & Tricks(2026)
Games like Crits & Tricks
Looking for games like Crits & Tricks? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Wizard(1984)
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For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game(2021)
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Skull King(2013)
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Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition(2022)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Noble Treachery: The Last Alliance(2014)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Zodiac Duel(2022)
Shares Closed Drafting + 2 more
Wizard: Jubiläumsedition(2016)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
CV(2013)
Shares Contracts + 2 more
Colossal Cat in the Box(2024)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Sluff Off!(2003)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Siege of Valeria(2022)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
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