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18 games like No Thanks!

The best games like No Thanks! are Smile, Lost Cities and Scripts & Scribes — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Smile shares card game, auction/bidding, closed economy auction with No Thanks!.

Every alternative below links to its own No Thanks!-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 No Thanks!’s 1.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Smile (2017)

   3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

   Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Closed Economy Auction, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources, Push Your Luck · 5 shared tags · 4 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~10 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Smile →
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   2. Lost Cities (1999)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light · See Lost Cities alternatives →

   Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs No Thanks!: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–7) · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Lost Cities →
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   3. Scripts & Scribes (2007)

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

   Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Scripts & Scribes →
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   4. Port Royal (2014)

   2–5 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Port Royal alternatives →

   Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   5. Canvas (2021)

   1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   6. Coloretto 10 years edition (2003)

   2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Coloretto 10 years edition alternatives →

   Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
7. 

   7. Herbaceous Pocket Edition (2017)

   1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.1 · Light · See Herbaceous Pocket Edition alternatives →

   Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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   8. Archaeology The New Expedition (2016)

   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light

   Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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   9. Codenames XXL (2015)

   2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light · See Codenames XXL alternatives →

   Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Push Your Luck · 2 shared tags · 1 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
10. 

    10. Dead Man's Draw Captain Carcass (2015)

    2–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.9 · Light · See Dead Man's Draw Captain Carcass alternatives →

    Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    11. Rise of Augustus (2013)

    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · See Rise of Augustus alternatives →

    Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    12. Jaipur (2009)

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

    Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs No Thanks!: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–7) · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 

    13. Century Golem Edition (2017)

    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Century Golem Edition alternatives →

    Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources · 2 shared tags · 1 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~18 min longer · +0.5 heavier
14. 

    14. Codenames Duet XXL (2017)

    2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Light · See Codenames Duet XXL alternatives →

    Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Push Your Luck · 2 shared tags · 1 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 99 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    15. Abyss (2014)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Abyss alternatives →

    Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~25 min longer · +1.2 heavier
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    16. Sushi Go Party! (2016)

    2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Sushi Go Party! alternatives →

    Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    17. Campy Creatures (2017)

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

    Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    18. Nanuk (2009)

    5–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with No Thanks!: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of No Thanks!’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs No Thanks!: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 8 · ~25 min longer · +0.4 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full No Thanks! fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.