SEED GAME#459 BGG all-time

For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game(2021)

★ 7.8 BGG1 players15 minWeight 1.84
Hand ManagementPredictive BidScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Games like For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game

Looking for games like For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game? 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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Shardhunters(2019)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSolo / Solitaire Game

Power Vacuum(2024)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Hand ManagementHighest-Lowest ScoringSolo / Solitaire Game

Ephios(2022)

★ 6.91–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementHidden Movement

Steam Court(2016)

★ 7.01–12 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSolo / Solitaire GameTrick-taking

Crits & Tricks(2026)

★ 7.61–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Closed DraftingContractsDice Rolling

Galdor's Grip(2022)

★ 7.91 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

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Hand ManagementMove Through DeckSolo / Solitaire Game

Finspan(2025)

★ 7.71–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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End Game BonusesHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game Abilities

52 Realms: Adventures(2024)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Propuh(2024)

★ 5.81–2 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action / EventCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

One for Sorrow(2025)

★ 8.21 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMove Through DeckSolo / Solitaire Game

Ragemore(2020)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Embers(2025)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Action PointsGrid MovementHand Management

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