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Hack Trick(2015)

★ 6.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.43
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Games like Hack Trick

Looking for games like Hack Trick? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

City of Guilds(2009)

★ 6.51–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Omen: Edge of the Aegean(2016)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Minotaur Lords(2004)

★ 6.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Hack Trick: It's Hacking Time(2017)

★ 6.72 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPattern Building

Air, Land, & Sea(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies(2022)

★ 7.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Samurai Sword(2012)

★ 6.73–7 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Gladius(2021)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Betting and BluffingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Vye: The Card Game of Capture and Control(2013)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

One Zero One(2013)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Songs of Far Shores: Omen Game 1(2024)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

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