Kraken Up(2021)
Games like Kraken Up
Looking for games like Kraken Up? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the chase to complete the right combinations 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
Sushi Go! 10th Anniversary Edition(2024)
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Sushi Go Party!(2016)
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Sushi Go!(2013)
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Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture(2022)
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Speculaas(2024)
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Under the Mango Tree(2025)
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Don't Skip Leg Day(2024)
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Fairy Tale(2004)
Shares Closed Drafting + 3 more
Draftosaurus(2019)
Shares Closed Drafting + 2 more
Birds of a Feather: Western North America(2022)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Birds of a Feather(2015)
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Parade(2007)
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