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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. 1. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 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
   View The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine on Amazon →
2. 2. Wizard (1984)
   3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking · 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
   View Wizard on Amazon →
3. 3. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View Unmatched Battle of Legends on Amazon →
4. 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 · 4 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Tichu: no player-count overlap (3–3 vs 4–4) · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
5. 5. Haggis (2010)
   2–3 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 3 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Tichu: no player-count overlap (2–3 vs 4–4) · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Tichu: both play at 4 · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. Zing! (2003)
   3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking · 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
8. 8. Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)
   1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management · 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
   Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management · 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
    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · plays solo · ~443 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Skull King (2013)
    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking · 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
12. 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 · 3 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
14. 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 · 3 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · goes down to 3 · ~20 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
15. 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 · 4 of Tichu’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs Tichu: both play at 4 · about the same length · +1.5 heavier
16. 16. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 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
17. 17. 7 Wonders (2010)
    2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management · 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
18. 18. Race for the Galaxy (2007)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Tichu: Card Game, Hand Management · 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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