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18 games like Tichu

The best games like Tichu are The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine, Wizard and Unmatched Battle of Legends — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine shares card game, hand management, trick-taking with Tichu.

Every alternative below links to its own Tichu-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 Tichu’s 2.3 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)

   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine alternatives →

   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 3 shared tags · 2 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~40 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine →
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   2. Wizard (1984)

   3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Wizard alternatives →

   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 3 · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

   Check price for Wizard →
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   3. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)

   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See Unmatched Battle of Legends alternatives →

   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Unmatched Battle of Legends →
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   4. Chimera (2014)

   3 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Team-Based Game, Trick-taking · 5 shared tags · 4 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Tichu: no player-count overlap (3 vs 4) · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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   5. Haggis (2010)

   2–3 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Haggis alternatives →

   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Tichu: no player-count overlap (2–3 vs 4) · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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   6. Wingspan (2019)

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

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

   vs Tichu: both play at 4 · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
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   7. Zing! (2003)

   3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 3 · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   8. Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)

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

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

   vs Tichu: both play at 4 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
9. 

   9. Everdell (2018)

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

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

   vs Tichu: both play at 4 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
10. 

    10. The 7th Continent (2017)

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

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

    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · plays solo · ~443 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    11. Skull King (2013)

    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Skull King alternatives →

    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking · 3 shared tags · 2 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    12. Spades for Dummies (1938)

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

    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Predictive Bid, Team-Based Game, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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    13. Aeon's End (2016)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

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

    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    14. Gang of Four (1990)

    3–4 players · 40 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 3 · ~20 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    15. Bridge (1925)

    4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Predictive Bid, Team-Based Game, Trick-taking · 5 shared tags · 4 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (80%)

    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · about the same length · +1.5 heavier
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    16. Not Alone (2016)

    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Not Alone alternatives →

    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    17. 7 Wonders (2010)

    2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See 7 Wonders alternatives →

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

    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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    18. Race for the Galaxy (2007)

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

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

    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.7 heavier

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