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Nice to Know! Animals(2025)

★ 8.5 BGG1–6 players20 minWeight 2.50

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Looking for games like Nice to Know! Animals? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Piepmatz: Little Songbirds(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players20 minWeight 2.1

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71/100

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Saint Petersburg(2004)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.4

ISO Match

71/100

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First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express!(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players40 minWeight 2.8

ISO Match

70/100

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Open DraftingSet CollectionVariable Set-up

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Thebes: The Tomb Raiders(2013)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0

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70/100

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Open DraftingSet CollectionTurn Order: Time Track

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Saint Petersburg (Second Edition)(2014)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.7

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70/100

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Parikrama(2022)

★ 7.92–5 players30 minWeight 2.9

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70/100

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Villagers(2019)

★ 7.11–5 players30 minWeight 2.2

ISO Match

70/100

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Photograph(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.1

ISO Match

70/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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Museum(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.6

ISO Match

69/100

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Open DraftingSet CollectionTrading

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Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico – The Card Game(2019)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 2.1

ISO Match

69/100

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Open DraftingSet CollectionSlide / Push

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Ganymede(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.3

ISO Match

69/100

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Zooloretto Duell(2017)

★ 6.42 players20 minWeight 2.0

ISO Match

69/100

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