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Skate: The Card Game(2021)

★ 7.1 BGG2–8 players15 minWeight 1.67
Hand ManagementMatchingPush Your Luck

Games like Skate: The Card Game

Looking for games like Skate: The Card Game? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on deciding how far to press before it all comes apart 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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Silver(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Five Three Five(2020)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Koi-Koi(1800)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
74/100

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Flotsam Fight(2018)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
74/100

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Hand ManagementPush Your LuckScore-and-Reset Game

Karakum(2023)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
74/100

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Hand ManagementMatchingOpen Drafting

Fire in the Library(2019)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
74/100

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Bomb Squad Academy(2015)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooking Noodles(2022)

★ 6.72–4 players5 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
73/100

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Regine(2022)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Betting and BluffingHand ManagementPush Your Luck

Rebis(2020)

★ 6.01–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Hand ManagementPush Your LuckTake That

CATATAC(2025)

★ 6.62–6 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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UNO Flex!(2023)

★ 6.12–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

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