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18 games like Mottainai Mini

The best games like Mottainai Mini are Race for the Galaxy, Glory to Rome and Unfair — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Race for the Galaxy shares card game, follow, hand management with Mottainai Mini.

Every alternative below links to its own Mottainai Mini-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / print & play shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Mottainai Mini’s 3.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Race for the Galaxy (2007)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Race for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Follow, Hand Management, Set Collection, Variable Phase Order · 5 shared tags · 4 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Race for the Galaxy →
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   2. Glory to Rome (2005)

   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Glory to Rome alternatives →

   Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Follow, Hand Management, Set Collection, Variable Phase Order · 5 shared tags · 4 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~38 min longer · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Glory to Rome →
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   3. Unfair (2017)

   2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Unfair alternatives →

   Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Print & Play, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~65 min longer · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Unfair →
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   4. Wingspan (2019)

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

   Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~33 min longer · 0.7 lighter
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   5. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Aeon's End War Eternal alternatives →

   Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Hand Management, Variable Phase Order · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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   6. Eminent Domain (2011)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · See Eminent Domain alternatives →

   Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Follow, Hand Management, Variable Phase Order · 4 shared tags · 3 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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   7. 51st State Master Set (2016)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See 51st State Master Set alternatives →

   Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Hand Management, Variable Phase Order · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~53 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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   8. Uchronia (2012)

   2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium

   Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Follow, Hand Management, Set Collection, Variable Phase Order · 5 shared tags · 4 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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   9. Millennium Blades (2016)

   2–5 players · 80–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Millennium Blades alternatives →

   Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~78 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    10. BattleCON War of Indines (2010)

    2–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

    Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Print & Play, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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    11. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)

    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · See Arkham Horror The Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Mottainai Mini: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~68 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    12. Innovation (2010)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Innovation alternatives →

    Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Hand Management, Variable Phase Order · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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    13. San Juan (Second Edition) (2014)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See San Juan (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Follow, Hand Management, Set Collection, Variable Phase Order · 5 shared tags · 4 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (80%)

    vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 1 lighter
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    14. Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · See Marvel Champions The Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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    15. Everdell (2018)

    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Everdell alternatives →

    Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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    16. San Juan (2004)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See San Juan alternatives →

    Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Follow, Hand Management, Set Collection, Variable Phase Order · 5 shared tags · 4 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (80%)

    vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.8 lighter
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    17. The 7th Continent (2017)

    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The 7th Continent alternatives →

    Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Mottainai Mini: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~480 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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    18. Pentaquark (2016)

    1 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium

    Shares with Mottainai Mini: Card Game, Print & Play, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Mottainai Mini’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Mottainai Mini: no player-count overlap (1 vs 2–5) · plays solo · about the same length · 0.5 lighter

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