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FORK(2024)

★ 5.8 BGG2–6 players20 minWeight 1.00
Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Games like FORK

Looking for games like FORK? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — 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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Briscola(1800)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
79/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Beggars and Thieves(1984)

★ 6.22–5 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
77/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Tin Soldiers(2002)

★ 5.83–5 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game(2020)

★ 6.92–6 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Scram!(2023)

★ 7.03–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Hand ManagementMemoryTeam-Based Game

PaiMiahhh(2016)

★ 6.34 players25 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Seas of Strife(2015)

★ 7.33–6 players45 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Hand ManagementTrick-taking

Bees: The Secret Kingdom(2019)

★ 6.32–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Mat Goceng(2013)

★ 6.53–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Sky Tango(2012)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Awimbawé(2022)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementTrick-taking

Final Touch(2016)

★ 6.02–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based Game

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