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18 games like Haggis
The best games like Haggis are Tichu, The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine and Wizard — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tichu shares card game, hand management, ladder climbing with Haggis.
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Every alternative below links to its own Haggis-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Haggis’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Tichu (1991)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Haggis: no player-count overlap (4 vs 2–3) · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
2. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 3 shared tags · 2 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
3. Wizard (1984)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
4. Wingspan (2019)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
5. Zing! (2003)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
6. Everdell (2018)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
7. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
8. The Fox in the Forest (2017)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 3 shared tags · 2 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Haggis: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
9. Frank's Zoo (1999)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 7 · ~15 min longer · 0.6 lighter
10. Dealt! (2018)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
11. Aeon's End (2016)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
12. Gang of Four (1990)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 4 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
13. 7 Wonders (2010)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
14. Chimera (2014)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Haggis: both play at 3 · about the same length · same complexity
15. Dominion Intrigue (2009)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
16. Res Arcana (2019)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
17. It's a Wonderful World (2019)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
18. Watergate (2019)Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Haggis: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Haggis?
- Tichu (1991) is the closest match to Haggis, sharing card game, hand management, ladder climbing. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Haggis?
- Tichu, The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine, Wizard are the top-ranked alternatives to Haggis 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 Tichu harder than Haggis?
- Compared with Haggis, Tichu is +0.2 heavier and ~15 min longer (2.3 vs 2.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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