SEED GAME#4398 BGG all-time

Power Vacuum(2024)

★ 6.8 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.00
Hand ManagementHighest-Lowest ScoringSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Power Vacuum

Looking for games like Power Vacuum? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks 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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Steam Court(2016)

★ 7.01–12 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSolo / Solitaire GameTrick-taking

For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game(2021)

★ 7.81 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPredictive BidScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

The Emissary(2021)

★ 7.61 players15 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSolo / Solitaire GameTrick-taking

Propuh(2024)

★ 5.81–2 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action / EventCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Politrickers(2024)

★ 6.93–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementNegotiation

Skull King(2013)

★ 7.52–8 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPredictive BidRock-Paper-Scissors

Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition(2022)

★ 7.42–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

EnclosureHand ManagementPredictive Bid

Trick Dumpling(2023)

★ 6.52–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesTrick-taking

Duel for Cardia(2025)

★ 7.52 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTrick-taking

Wizard(1984)

★ 7.03–6 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Betting and BluffingHand ManagementPredictive Bid

Shardhunters(2019)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSolo / Solitaire Game

Ascension: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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