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, Calico, Onitama 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.

Is Santorini harder than Chinese Checkers?

Compared with Chinese Checkers, Santorini is same complexity and ~10 min shorter (1.7 vs 1.6 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

Chinese Checkers / Similar games

18 games like Chinese Checkers

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

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Every alternative below links to its own Chinese Checkers-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Chinese Checkers’s 1.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. Santorini (2016)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Santorini alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Race, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
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2. Calico (2020)
1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See Calico alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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3. Onitama (2014)
2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Onitama alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: both play at 2 · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
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4. TAMSK (1998)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Chinese Checkers: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
5. War Chest (2018)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See War Chest alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
6. Mensa Connections (2004)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Mensa Connections alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Team-Based Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
7. Nova Luna (2019)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Nova Luna alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Race · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. Apotheca (2016)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
9. Through the Desert (1998)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Through the Desert alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. Terra Nova (2006)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
11. The King is Dead Second Edition (2020)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Team-Based Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
12. Travel Blokus (2000)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Travel Blokus alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
13. Hive (2000)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Hive alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Chinese Checkers: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
14. TAC (2004)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
15. New York Zoo (2020)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Race · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. Hey (2003)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light · See Hey alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
17. Cappuccino (2013)
2–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Chinese Checkers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
18. Vigor Blokus (2005)
2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Vigor Blokus alternatives →
Shares with Chinese Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure · 2 shared tags · 1 of Chinese Checkers’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Chinese Checkers: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

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, Calico, Onitama 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.
Is Santorini harder than Chinese Checkers?: Compared with Chinese Checkers, Santorini is same complexity and ~10 min shorter (1.7 vs 1.6 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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