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Ratzia(2004)

★ 6.8 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.96
Auction / BiddingPush Your LuckSet Collection

Games like Ratzia

Looking for games like Ratzia? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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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YRO(2024)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSet Collection

Serengeti(2001)

★ 6.23–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Auction / BiddingConstrained BiddingSet Collection

Money!(1999)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Hanafuda(1701)

★ 6.92–7 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSet Collection

Nanuk(2009)

★ 6.25–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Auction / BiddingPush Your LuckSet Collection

Medici: The Card Game(2016)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Push Your LuckSet Collection

Lost Cities: Rivals(2018)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Turn Order Until PassSet Collection

Kompromat(2020)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Push Your LuckSet Collection

Tsukiji Market(2025)

★ 7.62 players10 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Auction / BiddingMulti-Use CardsSet Collection

Koi-Koi(1800)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSet Collection

Dreadful Circus(2021)

★ 6.54–8 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

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Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingSet Collection

Nottingham(2006)

★ 6.33–7 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSet Collection

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