SEED GAME#3170 BGG all-time

Timbuktu(1993)

★ 6.6 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.78
Hand ManagementMemorySimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Timbuktu

Looking for games like Timbuktu? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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San Quentin Kings(2007)

★ 6.83–5 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Master Thieves(2004)

★ 6.62–8 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Memory + 1 more

MemorySimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Entropy: Worlds Collide(2017)

★ 6.32–4 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Tavarua(2016)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSimultaneous Action Selection

Dungeon Bazar(2014)

★ 5.82–5 players50 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Offensive Adult Party Game(2019)

★ 8.23–18 players1 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Die Säulen von Venedig(2006)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Sleuth(1971)

★ 6.93–7 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

DeductionHand ManagementMemory

Edo(2012)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Action QueueHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

NINE(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Hotel Samoa(2010)

★ 6.23–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementMemory

Mount Everest(2013)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPick-up and DeliverSimultaneous Action Selection

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