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Paws Up(2025)

★ 6.3 BGG2–5 players15 minWeight 1.33
Auction / BiddingConnectionsSelection Order Bid

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Looking for games like Paws Up? 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. 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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Surf's Up!(2024)

★ 6.72–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Plums(2015)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Pixies(2024)

★ 7.12–5 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Volle Scholle(2011)

★ 6.23–4 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Mandala(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Stier zoekt Bier(2014)

★ 5.93–5 players45 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Cat Blues: The Big Gig(2024)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingMelding and SplayingSet Collection

TEN(2021)

★ 7.01–5 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Once AroundPush Your Luck

Wine Cellar(2025)

★ 7.11–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidHand Management

Money!(1999)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
65/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Nanuk(2009)

★ 6.25–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Auction / BiddingPush Your LuckSet Collection

The Butterfly Garden(2016)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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