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18 games like High Society

The best games like High Society are Scripts & Scribes, Byzanz and Condottiere — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Scripts & Scribes shares card game, auction/bidding, auction: turn order until pass with High Society.

Every alternative below links to its own High Society-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 High Society’s 1.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Scripts & Scribes (2007)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Scripts & Scribes alternatives →

   Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass · 3 shared tags · 2 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs High Society: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Scripts & Scribes →
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   2. Byzanz (2008)

   3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass, Constrained Bidding · 4 shared tags · 3 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~23 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Byzanz →
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   3. Condottiere (1995)

   2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Condottiere alternatives →

   Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Constrained Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~23 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Condottiere →
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   4. Lost Cities Rivals (2018)

   2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass · 3 shared tags · 2 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs High Society: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~18 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   5. No Thanks! (2004)

   3–7 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See No Thanks! alternatives →

   Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
6. 

   6. Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)

   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Heavy · See Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization alternatives →

   Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs High Society: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~98 min longer · +2.9 heavier
7. 

   7. Modern Art (1992)

   3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Modern Art alternatives →

   Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass · 3 shared tags · 2 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~23 min longer · +0.8 heavier
8. 

   8. Senators (2017)

   3–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Constrained Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
9. 

   9. Claim Pocket (2017)

   2 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs High Society: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
10. 

    10. Bargain Quest (2017)

    2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~23 min longer · +0.4 heavier
11. 

    11. Blue Moon (2004)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · See Blue Moon alternatives →

    Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs High Society: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
12. 

    12. Campy Creatures (2017)

    2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light

    Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
13. 

    13. Felix The Cat in the Sack (2007)

    3–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light · See Felix The Cat in the Sack alternatives →

    Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
14. 

    14. Crypt (2018)

    1–4 players · 20–35 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs High Society: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
15. 

    15. Razzia! (2004)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~23 min longer · +0.5 heavier
16. 

    16. Spades for Dummies (1938)

    4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs High Society: both play at 4 · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 

    17. Daytona 500 (1990)

    2–4 players · 70 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs High Society: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~48 min longer · +0.3 heavier
18. 

    18. Money! (1999)

    3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with High Society: Card Game, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of High Society’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs High Society: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full High Society fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.