If Wishes Were Fishes!(2007)
Games like If Wishes Were Fishes!
Looking for games like If Wishes Were Fishes!? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)
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Traders of Osaka(2006)
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Ethnos(2017)
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Ape Town(2025)
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Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Lost Lumina(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Alhambra(2003)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Web of Power(2000)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
China(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Letter Tycoon(2015)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more
Stellar(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Omen: A Reign of War(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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