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Hack Trick: It's Hacking Time(2017)

★ 6.7 BGG2 players15 minWeight 1.57
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPattern Building

Games like Hack Trick: It's Hacking Time

Looking for games like Hack Trick: It's Hacking Time? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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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Just4Fun(2005)

★ 5.92–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
81/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPattern Building

Holi: Festival of Colors(2020)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPattern Building

Mountain of Inferno(2009)

★ 5.62–4 players25 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPattern Building

Hack Trick(2015)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

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
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

7 Ate 9(2009)

★ 6.12–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPattern Building

Capital Lux(2016)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingHand Management

Irezumi(2012)

★ 6.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

In Front of the Elevators(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Desperate Oasis(2024)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Set-up

Tidal Blades: Banner Festival(2022)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

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