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Volleyball High(2019)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 players15 minWeight 2.40
Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSimulation

Games like Volleyball High

Looking for games like Volleyball High? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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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Belaad: The Land of Swords and Quills(2020)

★ 7.62–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Verräter(1998)

★ 6.73–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardOpen Drafting

Battle For Souls(2013)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementPush Your Luck

Kaosball: The Fantasy Sport of Total Domination(2014)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

A Place in the Sun(2018)

★ 7.41–4 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatTeam-Based Game

I Am the Fourth Wall(2019)

★ 6.61–7 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementTeam-Based Game

Reign of Witches(2020)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementIncrease Value of Unchosen ResourcesOpen Drafting

The Message(2009)

★ 7.03–9 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Animagicians(2017)

★ 7.31–6 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckTake That

Five Fingered Severance(2011)

★ 5.72–6 players90 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckVariable Player Powers

Resident Evil Deck Building Game: Alliance(2011)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

8 Masters' Revenge(2013)

★ 6.11–4 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action QueueHand ManagementTeam-Based Game

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