SEED GAME#5639 BGG all-time

Squire for Hire(2019)

★ 6.7 BGG1–2 playersWeight 1.63
LayeringMelding and SplayingSet Collection

Games like Squire for Hire

Looking for games like Squire for Hire? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Orchard: 9 card solitaire game(2018)

★ 7.21 players5 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
72/100

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LayeringMelding and SplayingPattern Building

Squire for Hire: Mystic Runes(2020)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Melding and Splaying + 3 more

Melding and SplayingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Crystallo(2018)

★ 6.91 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Melding and Splaying + 3 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Micro Rome(2023)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Layering + 3 more

LayeringSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Harmonies(2024)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

ChainingHexagon GridOpen Drafting

The Hanging Gardens(2008)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Layering + 3 more

LayeringMelding and SplayingSet Collection

Grove: 9 card solitaire game(2021)

★ 7.51 players5 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Melding and Splaying + 2 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Circle the Wagons(2017)

★ 7.02 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Layering + 2 more

ContractsLayeringOpen Drafting

Forage: A 9 card solitaire game(2024)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Melding and Splaying + 2 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Trailblazers: Travel Edition(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesLayering

Moving Wild(2024)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Melding and Splaying + 2 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementMelding and Splaying

Oddland(2025)

★ 7.01–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Layering + 2 more

ConnectionsLayeringPattern Building

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