Games like 7 Wonders Duel

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7 Wonders(2010)

★ 7.72–7 players30 minWeight 2.3

ISO Match

77/100

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The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth(2024)

★ 8.42 players30 minWeight 2.1

ISO Match

69/100

Strictly two players and best there, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth matches 7 Wonders Duel's count exactly and keeps a big chunk of its systems: open drafting, multi-use cards, income, once-per-game abilities, a modular board, sudden death endings, tech tracks, set collection, tags, and variable set-up. At 2.07 against the original's 2.23, it runs slightly lighter without losing much decision space. What changes is the win pressure: instead of score-and-reset play with end game bonuses and a military tug of war, you're juggling area majority, races, and take-that interference, all set in novel-based fantasy rather than ancient city building.

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Isle of Trains(2014)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.0

ISO Match

63/100

Multi-use cards drive Isle of Trains the same way they drive 7 Wonders Duel, and the overlap runs through income, end game bonuses, set collection, tags, tech trees, a modular board, and even a sudden death ending. At 2.02 weight beside 2.23, it's the leaner design and quicker to teach. It seats 2–4 rather than being purpose-built for two, so it flexes to slightly bigger tables. The feel shifts, though: open drafting and the military tug of war are gone, replaced by hand management, contracts, and action points, with trains and transportation swapping in for the ancient world.

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Artifacts, Inc.(2014)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.1

ISO Match

63/100

Open drafting, income, set collection, tags, tech tracks, end game bonuses, and variable set-up all reappear in Artifacts, Inc., and its economic category matches too. A 2.14 weight lands marginally below 7 Wonders Duel's 2.23 — the same tier of teachability. It supports 2–4 players instead of being locked to two, which helps if your group size varies. Texture is where they part ways: dice rolling, re-rolling and locking, and worker placement with dice workers stand in for multi-use cards, sudden death endings, and the tug of war, so turns feel chunkier and more luck-managed than the original's tight card play.

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The Flow of History(2016)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.6

ISO Match

63/100

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06

London (Second Edition)(2017)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.7

ISO Match

62/100

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Forest Shuffle(2023)

★ 7.72–5 players40 minWeight 2.2

ISO Match

62/100

If drafting cards from an open display and splaying them into a growing tableau is what you love about 7 Wonders Duel, Forest Shuffle delivers exactly that: open drafting, melding and splaying, multi-use cards, set collection, tags, and end game bonuses are all here. Its 2.21 weight is virtually identical to the 2.23 of the original. It stretches to five players but shines with two, matching the count you already play. What's missing is the pressure: no tech tracks, sudden death, or tug of war — instead hand management and layering in a calm forest of animals rather than a contested ancient city.

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Star Realms(2014)

★ 7.52 players20 minWeight 1.9

ISO Match

62/100

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Oh My Goods!(2015)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.3

ISO Match

62/100

Best at two despite seating up to four, Oh My Goods! fits the same head-to-head slot and shares open drafting, income, multi-use cards, end game bonuses, set collection, and variable set-up with 7 Wonders Duel. Weights of 2.30 and 2.23 put the two on par for depth, and the medieval economic setting keeps the money-minded feel. The differences show in the rhythm: there are no tags, tech tracks, or tug of war here — instead you're queuing actions, chasing contracts, and pushing your luck, which adds a gamble the original never asks you to take.

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The Great Heartland Hauling Co.(2013)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.8

ISO Match

61/100

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Aquatica(2019)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 2.3

ISO Match

61/100

Track movement makes a rare appearance here: Aquatica shares it with 7 Wonders Duel, along with open drafting, melding and splaying, set collection, tags, and end game bonuses. Its 2.32 weight sits a hair above 2.23 — effectively the same commitment. Player count is the caveat: it runs 1–4 but is rated best at three, so it's less of a dedicated two-player experience than the original. In place of income, multi-use cards, and sudden death endings, you get deck, bag, and pool building, contracts, action retrieval, and a solo mode, all wrapped in nautical fantasy instead of ancient economics.

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Akrotiri(2014)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.6

ISO Match

60/100

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