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NHL Ice Breaker: The Card Hockey Board Game(2006)

★ 6.2 BGG1–4 players25 minWeight 1.50

Hand ManagementSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

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Looking for games like NHL Ice Breaker: The Card Hockey Board Game? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on 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

Card Football: Premiere Edition(2006)

★ 6.41–4 players45 minWeight 1.9

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84/100

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Hand ManagementSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

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MCS(2013)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.8

ISO Match

81/100

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Hand ManagementSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

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Third and Long: The Football Card Game(2010)

★ 6.62 players60 minWeight 2.3

ISO Match

75/100

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Hand ManagementSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

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Harry's Grand Slam Baseball Game(1962)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 1.1

ISO Match

73/100

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Hand ManagementSimulation

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Knockout(2014)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.3

ISO Match

73/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationSimulation

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Grand Slam(2014)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.3

ISO Match

72/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimulation

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Duel for Cardia(2025)

★ 7.52 players15 minWeight 1.8

ISO Match

72/100

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Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTrick-taking

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Famous Fastballs: The World's Smallest Baseball Game(2012)

★ 6.02 players30 minWeight 1.0

ISO Match

72/100

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Rock-Paper-ScissorsSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

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6 nimmt! 25 Jahre(2019)

★ 7.32–10 players45 minWeight 1.2

ISO Match

72/100

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Hand ManagementScore-and-Reset GameSimultaneous Action Selection

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1st & Goal(2011)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.8

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71/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

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Rivales: Capítulo 1 – Justicia(2024)

★ 8.72 players15 minWeight 1.7

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71/100

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Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

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Goal(2000)

★ 5.42 players15 minWeight 1.1

ISO Match

71/100

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Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

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