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18 games like Haggis

The best games like Haggis are Tichu, The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine and Wizard — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tichu shares card game, hand management, ladder climbing with Haggis.

Every alternative below links to its own Haggis-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 Haggis’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Tichu (1991)
    4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Tichu →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Haggis: no player-count overlap (4–4 vs 2–3) · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
    View Tichu on Amazon →
  2. 2. 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 Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 2 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
    View The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine on Amazon →
  3. 3. Wizard (1984)
    3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · games like Wizard →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
    View Wizard on Amazon →
  4. 4. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · games like Wingspan →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  5. 5. Zing! (2003)
    3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  6. 6. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Everdell →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  7. 7. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Sheriff of Nottingham →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management · 2 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
  8. 8. The Fox in the Forest (2017)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · games like The Fox in the Forest →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Trick-taking · 2 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Haggis: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  9. 9. Frank's Zoo (1999)
    3–7 players · 60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light · games like Frank's Zoo →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 7 · ~15 min longer · 0.6 lighter
  10. 10. Dealt! (2018)
    3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  11. 11. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Aeon's End →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  12. 12. Gang of Four (1990)
    3–4 players · 40 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Haggis: both play at 3 · scales to 4 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
  13. 13. 7 Wonders (2010)
    2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · games like 7 Wonders →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  14. 14. Chimera (2014)
    3 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Trick-taking · 3 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Haggis: both play at 3 · about the same length · same complexity
  15. 15. Dominion Intrigue (2009)
    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · games like Dominion Intrigue →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  16. 16. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Res Arcana →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  17. 17. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · games like It's a Wonderful World →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Haggis: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  18. 18. Watergate (2019)
    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · games like Watergate →
    Shares with Haggis: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Haggis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Haggis: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
Check Tichu on Amazon →

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Frequently asked

What game is most like Haggis?
Tichu (1991) is the closest match to Haggis, sharing card game, hand management, ladder climbing. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Haggis?
Tichu, The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine, Wizard are the top-ranked alternatives to Haggis in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Tichu harder than Haggis?
Compared with Haggis, Tichu is +0.2 heavier and ~15 min longer (2.3 vs 2.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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