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Your Friend Is Sad(2021)

★ 5.8 BGG1–4 players15 minWeight 1.00
Hand ManagementMatchingSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Your Friend Is Sad

Looking for games like Your Friend Is Sad? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — 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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L.A.M.A. Party Edition(2020)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Pipoca(2025)

★ 8.11–2 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementLadder ClimbingSolo / Solitaire Game

Poison(2005)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Karakum(2023)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
74/100

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Hand ManagementMatchingOpen Drafting

Crabs in a Bucket(2023)

★ 6.92–6 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementMatchingTake That

The Bogey(2016)

★ 6.61 players5 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Cooking Noodles(2022)

★ 6.72–4 players5 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
73/100

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Action DraftingHand ManagementMatching

Solotaire(1973)

★ 5.41–2 players10 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementPattern RecognitionSolo / Solitaire Game

Silver(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Hand ManagementMatchingMemory

Fényes díszek(2024)

★ 6.21–6 players25 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

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End Game BonusesHand ManagementMatching

Sweet Spot(2017)

★ 6.91–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSolo / Solitaire Game

Skate: The Card Game(2021)

★ 7.12–8 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

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