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18 games like Hearts
The best games like Hearts are The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine, Tichu and The Fox in the Forest — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine shares card game, trick-taking with Hearts.
Every alternative below links to its own Hearts-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / movies / tv / radio theme shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Hearts’s 1.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
- 2. Tichu (1991)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: both play at 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 3. The Fox in the Forest (2017)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–7) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
- 4. Skull King (2013)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
- 5. Simon's Cat Card Game (2016)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~12 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
- 6. Wizard (1984)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
- 7. Diamonds Second Edition (2014)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
- 8. Haggis (2010)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: both play at 3 · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 9. Stick 'Em (1993)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–7 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
- 10. Claim Pocket (2017)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–7) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
- 11. The Fox in the Forest Duet (2020)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–7) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
- 12. Turn the Tide (1997)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
- 13. Flaschenteufel (1995)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
- 14. Zing! (2003)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 15. Tournament at Camelot (2017)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 16. Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme · 0 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (0%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
- 17. Tudor Euchre & Pinnochle (1848)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
- 18. Nyet! (1997)Shares with Hearts: Card Game, Trick-taking · 1 of Hearts’s 1 mechanics (100%)vs Hearts: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Hearts?
- The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019) is the closest match to Hearts, sharing card game, trick-taking. It rates 8.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Hearts?
- The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine, Tichu, The Fox in the Forest are the top-ranked alternatives to Hearts 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 The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine harder than Hearts?
- Compared with Hearts, The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine is +0.2 heavier and ~10 min shorter (2.0 vs 1.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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