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Sheepshead(1830)

★ 7.6 BGG3–7 playersWeight 2.71
DeductionHand ManagementHidden Roles

Games like Sheepshead

Looking for games like Sheepshead? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side and the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Mighty(1975)

★ 6.93–8 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHidden RolesTeam-Based Game

Tichu(1991)

★ 7.63–10 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementLadder ClimbingPredictive Bid

Shamans(2021)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deduction + 4 more

DeductionHand ManagementHidden Roles

Briscola Chiamata(1800)

★ 7.55 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementHidden Roles

Doppelkopf(1895)

★ 7.63–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

AlliancesPredictive BidTeam-Based Game

Skat(1810)

★ 7.33 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Once AroundCommunication Limits

TRICKTAKERs(2021)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTrick-taking

Schafkopf(1780)

★ 7.54 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Auction / BiddingCommunication LimitsTeam-Based Game

Kraków 1325 AD(2008)

★ 6.54 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementHidden Roles

Pinochle(1864)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Auction / BiddingMelding and SplayingTeam-Based Game

CATsle Builders(2023)

★ 7.53–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrick-taking

Chimera & More(2017)

★ 7.33–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementLadder Climbing

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