SEED GAME#19686 BGG all-time

Swordfish(2012)

★ 5.9 BGG2–6 players75 minWeight 2.88
Pick-up and DeliverPoint to Point MovementSet Collection

Games like Swordfish

Looking for games like Swordfish? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can 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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Flowar(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Phase Order

Heroes Welcome(2019)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

Pick-up and DeliverSet CollectionWorker Placement

Container(2007)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidCommodity Speculation

Aquanauts(2023)

★ 6.12–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

Pick-up and DeliverPush Your LuckSet Collection

Cat & Fish(2008)

★ 6.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Point to Point MovementSet CollectionTake That

Queen's Architect(2015)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Point to Point MovementRondelSet Collection

Herdeiros do Khan(2021)

★ 7.92–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Triora: City of Witches(2019)

★ 7.72–4 players75 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionVariable Phase Order

Dogs(2013)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Point to Point MovementResource to MoveSet Collection

Rapa Nui(2020)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

Network and Route BuildingOwnershipPick-up and Deliver

Container: 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition!(2018)

★ 7.73–5 players75 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Auction / BiddingClosed Economy AuctionCommodity Speculation

Trepanation(2023)

★ 6.82–5 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Modular BoardSet CollectionTake That

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