SEED GAME#9540 BGG all-time

HiFi(2024)

★ 6.8 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.43
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementRondel

Games like HiFi

Looking for games like HiFi? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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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★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
78/100

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★ 6.51–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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★ 7.13–6 players135 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Capital Lux(2016)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingHand Management

Bosk(2019)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceBiasHand Management

Quartermaster General: The Cold War(2018)

★ 7.23–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Songs of Far Shores: Omen Game 1(2024)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

With a Smile & a Gun(2021)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingRondel

Quartermaster General: Victory or Death – The Peloponnesian War(2016)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHand Management

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