SEED GAME#11717 BGG all-time

Rebel Nox(2018)

★ 6.4 BGG4–6 players20 minWeight 2.60
Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Games like Rebel Nox

Looking for games like Rebel Nox? 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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The Message(2009)

★ 7.03–9 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

PaiMiahhh(2016)

★ 6.34 players25 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Four Dragons(2000)

★ 6.63–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Team-Based GameTrick-taking

Mü & More(1995)

★ 7.22–8 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Bids As WagersTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Tarot(1425)

★ 6.92–8 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Auction / BiddingTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

CATsle Builders(2023)

★ 7.53–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrick-taking

The Six of VIII(2024)

★ 7.33–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Team-Based GameTrick-taking

GOSU 2: Tactics(2012)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based Game

Briscola(1800)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Belote(1930)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Team-Based GameTrick-taking

Gnaughty Gnomes(2024)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

Tin Soldiers(2002)

★ 5.83–5 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameTrick-taking

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