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18 games like Hare & Tortoise

The best games like Hare & Tortoise are Wingspan, Snow Tails and Odin's Ravens — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wingspan shares animals, hand management with Hare & Tortoise.

Every alternative below links to its own Hare & Tortoise-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / racing shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Hare & Tortoise’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Wingspan (2019)

   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

   Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Wingspan →
2. 

   2. Snow Tails (2008)

   2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Snow Tails alternatives →

   Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Snow Tails →
3. 

   3. Odin's Ravens (2002)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · See Odin's Ravens alternatives →

   Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hare & Tortoise: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Odin's Ravens →
4. 

   4. TurfMaster (1998)

   2–8 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
5. 

   5. Long Shot (2009)

   3–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
6. 

   6. Faultier (2019)

   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
7. 

   7. The Quest for El Dorado (2017)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See The Quest for El Dorado alternatives →

   Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Racing, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
8. 

   8. Jaipur (2009)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Jaipur alternatives →

   Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hare & Tortoise: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 

   9. Cartagena The Escape (2000)

   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · See Cartagena The Escape alternatives →

   Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Racing, Hand Management, Resource to Move · 3 shared tags · 2 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
10. 

    10. Flamme Rouge (2016)

    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Flamme Rouge alternatives →

    Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Racing, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
11. 

    11. Agility (2016)

    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hare & Tortoise: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
12. 

    12. Ice Flow (2008)

    2–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Resource to Move · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
13. 

    13. Leaping Lemmings (2010)

    2–6 players · 60–72 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~21 min longer · same complexity
14. 

    14. Downforce (2017)

    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Downforce alternatives →

    Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Racing, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
15. 

    15. Salmon Run (2013)

    2–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
16. 

    16. Mush! Mush! Snow Tails 2 (2013)

    2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
17. 

    17. The Fox in the Forest (2017)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See The Fox in the Forest alternatives →

    Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hare & Tortoise: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
18. 

    18. Marco Polo Expedition (2004)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hare & Tortoise: Animals, Racing, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hare & Tortoise’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hare & Tortoise: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Hare & Tortoise fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.