SEED GAME#2156 BGG all-time

Molly House(2025)

★ 7.4 BGG1–5 playersWeight 3.73
Multi-Use CardsNegotiationPush Your Luck

Games like Molly House

Looking for games like Molly House? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table 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

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Robin Hood and the Merry Men(2018)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 3 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence(2024)

★ 8.41–4 players40 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesIncome

We All Take from the River(2025)

★ 7.11–5 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Negotiation + 2 more

Hidden RolesNegotiationSemi-Cooperative Game

Ark Nova(2021)

★ 8.51–4 players90 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

In Too Deep(2021)

★ 7.31–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Action PointsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Great Western Trail: Second Edition(2021)

★ 8.31–4 players75 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOwnership

La Pâtisserie Rococo(2026)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Entropy(2026)

★ 7.71–4 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

End Game BonusesMulti-Use CardsRace

Great Western Trail: New Zealand(2023)

★ 8.51–4 players75 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOwnership

Leaving Earth(2015)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Modular BoardPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Vampire: The Eternal Struggle(1994)

★ 7.32–5 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 1 more

ActingDeck ConstructionHand Management

Human Punishment: The Beginning(2022)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Semi-Cooperative Game + 2 more

Area MovementDeductionDice Rolling

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