SEED GAME#4794 BGG all-time

Sheep & Thief(2014)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.71
Closed DraftingPush Your LuckTake That

Games like Sheep & Thief

Looking for games like Sheep & Thief? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands 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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Museum Rush(2018)

★ 6.52–4 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Push Your LuckTake ThatTile Placement

Sheep Boom Bah(2019)

★ 5.52–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

Flaming Pyramids(2018)

★ 5.32–6 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckTake That

Urbis(2015)

★ 5.12–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckTake That

Nevermore(2015)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementSet Collection

All Aboard!(2025)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckTake That

Nutty Squirrels of the Oakwood Forest(2021)

★ 6.61–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Action / EventModular BoardPush Your Luck

Mushroom Cats!(2022)

★ 6.82–5 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingReal-TimeSet Collection

Einer geht noch!(2020)

★ 6.72–5 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckTake That

Ecosystem(2019)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

BIOTIX(2017)

★ 6.22–5 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Push Your LuckTake ThatWorker Placement

Voll verasselt(2019)

★ 5.92–5 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Betting and BluffingDice RollingOpen Drafting

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