SEED GAME#6569 BGG all-time

Tricky Tides(2019)

★ 6.8 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.80
ContractsPick-up and DeliverTrick-taking

Games like Tricky Tides

Looking for games like Tricky Tides? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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

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Century: Eastern Wonders(2018)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsGrid MovementModular Board

Almanac: The Dragon Road(2020)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

Auction / BiddingContractsPick-up and Deliver

Fishing(2024)

★ 7.23–5 players40 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Trick-taking

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingTrick-taking

Seas of Strife(2015)

★ 7.33–6 players45 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Trick-taking

Hand ManagementTrick-taking

Niagara(2004)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver

BiasHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Skull King(2013)

★ 7.52–8 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Trick-taking

Hand ManagementPredictive BidRock-Paper-Scissors

Cazadores de Fosiles(2011)

★ 6.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver

Action PointsPick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Secrets of the Deep(1991)

★ 6.02–5 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver

Pick-up and DeliverPush Your LuckTake That

Golden Horn: Von Venedig nach Konstantinopel(2013)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver

Modular BoardPick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Mare Balticum(2011)

★ 6.33–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver

Pick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Duel for Cardia(2025)

★ 7.52 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Trick-taking

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTrick-taking

Precious Cargo(2019)

★ 5.62 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver

Network and Route BuildingPick-up and Deliver

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