SEED GAME#4524 BGG all-time

If Wishes Were Fishes!(2007)

★ 6.5 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.95
Area Majority / InfluenceCommodity SpeculationHand Management

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Traders of Osaka(2006)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ape Town(2025)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHexagon GridIncrease Value of Unchosen Resources

Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game(2011)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Lost Lumina(2024)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingDice Rolling

Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Web of Power(2000)

★ 7.33–5 players50 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

China(2005)

★ 7.03–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Letter Tycoon(2015)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Omen: A Reign of War(2011)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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