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Festival of a Thousand Cats(2016)

★ 6.5 BGG3–4 playersWeight 1.80
Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Festival of a Thousand Cats

Looking for games like Festival of a Thousand Cats? 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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TSCHAK!(2011)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementMemory

Campy Creatures(2017)

★ 7.02–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSet Collection

Dungeon Bazar(2014)

★ 5.82–5 players50 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Campy Creatures: Volume 1 (Third Edition)(2025)

★ 7.12–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSet Collection

Hotel Samoa(2010)

★ 6.23–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementMemory

Relationship Tightrope(1999)

★ 6.23–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTrick-taking

Chocolatl(2010)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Pups(2016)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingHand Management

Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition(2022)

★ 7.42–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

EnclosureHand ManagementPredictive Bid

Deca Slayer(2017)

★ 6.53–6 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Mow Money(2016)

★ 5.81–6 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSet Collection

Wizard(1984)

★ 7.03–6 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Betting and BluffingHand ManagementPredictive Bid

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