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KINGs: TRICKTAKERs(2023)

★ 7.4 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.83
Multi-Use CardsOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesOpen Drafting

Games like KINGs: TRICKTAKERs

Looking for games like KINGs: TRICKTAKERs? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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

TRICKTAKERs(2021)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTrick-taking

Asteriated Grail(2010)

★ 7.44–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingTeam-Based Game

Doppelkopf(1895)

★ 7.63–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Predictive Bid + 1 more

AlliancesPredictive BidTeam-Based Game

Match of the Century(2023)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 1 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Pixel Tactics(2012)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Heart of Crown: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Cosmic Eidex(1998)

★ 6.93 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Trick-taking + 1 more

Trick-takingVariable Player Powers

51st State: Master Set(2016)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Darwinning!(2018)

★ 5.92–6 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Res Arcana(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMulti-Use Cards

Everstone: Discovering Ignis(2024)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

ChainingContractsHand Management

Tuo La Ji

★ 6.84 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

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