SEED GAME#11277 BGG all-time

NINE(2019)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 2.60
Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like NINE

Looking for games like NINE? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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ISO Match
76/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

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ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Guildhall Fantasy: Coalition(2016)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

A Wild Venture(2025)

★ 8.02 players40 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
74/100

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Hand ManagementSet Collection

Purrballs: Catventure Card Game(2018)

★ 7.03–5 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Scream Park(2024)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Closed DraftingHand ManagementSet Collection

Gremlins Inc(2015)

★ 6.42–6 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Spires(2017)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Dragon Lairds(2007)

★ 6.12–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet Collection

Hordes of Grimoor(2015)

★ 6.02 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Action PointsHand ManagementSet Collection

Illimat(2017)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet Collection

An Empty Throne(2022)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Area MovementHand ManagementSet Collection

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