Turn the Tide / Similar games

18 games like Turn the Tide

The best games like Turn the Tide are The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine, Sushi Go Party! and The Fox in the Forest — 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 Turn the Tide.

Every alternative below links to its own Turn the Tide-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 Turn the Tide’s 1.5 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 Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
   View The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine on Amazon →
2. 2. Sushi Go Party! (2016)
   2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View Sushi Go Party! on Amazon →
3. 3. The Fox in the Forest (2017)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Turn the Tide: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
   View The Fox in the Forest on Amazon →
4. 4. 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)
   3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
5. 5. Palm Island (2018)
   1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Turn the Tide: no player-count overlap (1–2 vs 3–5) · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
6. 6. Not Alone (2016)
   2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
7. 7. Wizard (1984)
   3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Diamonds Second Edition (2014)
   2–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
9. 9. Witch's Brew (2008)
   3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Jump Drive (2017)
    2–4 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Haggis (2010)
    2–3 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Turn the Tide: both play at 3 · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. Stick 'Em (1993)
    3–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Turn the Tide: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
14. 14. The Resistance Avalon (2012)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Turn the Tide: both play at 5 · scales to 10 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Dominion (Second Edition) (2016)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. Jaipur (2009)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Turn the Tide: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. Bloodborne The Card Game (2016)
    3–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
18. 18. Century Golem Edition (2017)
    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Turn the Tide: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Turn the Tide’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Turn the Tide: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity

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