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MANTIS(2022)

★ 6.6 BGG2–6 playersWeight 1.05
Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSet Collection

Games like MANTIS

Looking for games like MANTIS? 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 deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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

MANTIS: Grab & Game(2024)

★ 6.52–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
84/100

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Fast Forward: FORTRESS(2017)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
78/100

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Foodie Forest(2002)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
77/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Ramen Fury(2019)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
76/100

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Not So Neighborly(2022)

★ 6.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Boombeados(2021)

★ 7.12–6 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Cábula(2021)

★ 7.02–6 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Dodekka(2014)

★ 6.22–6 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Sabobatage(2021)

★ 6.22–5 players10 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
76/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection(2019)

★ 6.12–5 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
75/100

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The Grimwood(2016)

★ 6.12–6 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Raise the Roof(1982)

★ 5.82–4 players60 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
74/100

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