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Hens(2023)
Games like Hens
Looking for games like Hens? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Sheep 'n' Sheep(2017)
Shares Hand Management + 4 more
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Animix(2020)
Shares Hand Management + 4 more
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Goblin Vaults(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 4 more
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Queenz: To Bee or Not to Bee(2019)
Shares Open Drafting + 4 more
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Forever Home(2023)
Shares Open Drafting + 4 more
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Verdant(2022)
Shares Open Drafting + 4 more
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Seikatsu(2017)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
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Azul: Summer Pavilion(2019)
Shares Open Drafting + 3 more
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Pastiche(2011)
Shares Hand Management + 4 more
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Iliad(2025)
Shares Hand Management + 4 more
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Cat Packs(2024)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
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Cascadia(2021)
Shares Open Drafting + 3 more
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