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18 games like Fluxx

The best games like Fluxx are Jaipur, Sushi Go Party! and Battle Line — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Jaipur shares card game, hand management, set collection with Fluxx.

Every alternative below links to its own Fluxx-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 Fluxx’s 1.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Jaipur (2009)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · games like Jaipur →
   Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fluxx: both play at 2 · ~13 min longer · same complexity
   View Jaipur on Amazon →
2. 2. Sushi Go Party! (2016)
   2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · games like Sushi Go Party! →
   Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
   View Sushi Go Party! on Amazon →
3. 3. Battle Line (2000)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · games like Battle Line →
   Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fluxx: both play at 2 · ~13 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Battle Line on Amazon →
4. 4. San Juan (Second Edition) (2014)
   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like San Juan (Second Edition) →
   Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min longer · +0.7 heavier
5. 5. Lost Cities (1999)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light · games like Lost Cities →
   Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fluxx: both play at 2 · ~13 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Schotten Totten (1999)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Schotten Totten →
   Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fluxx: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
7. 7. Mandala (2019)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fluxx: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. Scripts & Scribes (2007)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · games like Scripts & Scribes →
   Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~13 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. 9. Bohnanza Fan Edition (1997)
   2–7 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · games like Bohnanza Fan Edition →
   Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~28 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Canvas (2021)
    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~13 min longer · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · games like The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine →
    Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
    1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Onirim (Second Edition) →
    Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fluxx: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. Kanagawa (2016)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Kanagawa →
    Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~28 min longer · +0.6 heavier
14. 14. Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders (2015)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · games like Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders →
    Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~13 min longer · +0.7 heavier
15. 15. Jambo (2004)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · games like Jambo →
    Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fluxx: both play at 2 · ~28 min longer · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. Morels (2012)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · games like Morels →
    Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fluxx: both play at 2 · ~13 min longer · +0.4 heavier
17. 17. Red7 (2014)
    2–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · games like Red7 →
    Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · games like Wingspan →
    Shares with Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fluxx: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · +1 heavier

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