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18 games like Chinese Checkers

The best games like Chinese Checkers are Santorini, Terra Nova and TAMSK — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Santorini shares abstract strategy, race, team-based game with Chinese Checkers.

Ranked alternatives to Chinese Checkers (abstract strategy), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Chinese Checkers’s medium-light weight.

  1. 1. Santorini (2016)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Race, Team-Based Game
  2. 2. Terra Nova (2006)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement
  3. 3. TAMSK (1998)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement
  4. 4. Apotheca (2016)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Team-Based Game
  5. 5. The Phantom Society (2013)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 5.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Team-Based Game
  6. 6. Cappuccino (2013)
    2–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement
  7. 7. Sector 6 (2017)
    1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement
  8. 8. TAC (2004)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement, Team-Based Game
  9. 9. Fox and Geese (1400)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 4.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Point to Point Movement
  10. 10. Halma (1884)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 5.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Race
  11. 11. Rock Me Archimedes (2012)
    2 players · 15 min · ★ 5.5 · Light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Point to Point Movement
  12. 12. Hive (2000)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement
  13. 13. Travel Blokus (2000)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure
  14. 14. Hey (2003)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement
  15. 15. Onitama (2014)
    2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement
  16. 16. Mensa Connections (2004)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Team-Based Game
  17. 17. Stratego (1946)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement
  18. 18. Through the Desert (1998)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Chinese Checkers?
Santorini (2016) is the closest match to Chinese Checkers, sharing abstract strategy, race, team-based game. It rates 7.5/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Chinese Checkers?
Santorini, Terra Nova, TAMSK are the top-ranked alternatives to Chinese Checkers in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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