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Avant Carde(2024)

★ 6.9 BGG1–5 playersWeight 1.83
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingMatchingSet Collection

Games like Avant Carde

Looking for games like Avant Carde? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and the chase to complete the right combinations. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Wild Space(2020)

★ 7.11–5 players15 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

Valley of the Kings: Afterlife(2015)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Call to Adventure: The Stormlight Archive(2020)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingSet Collection

Pentaquark(2016)

★ 6.51 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSet Collection

Seasons: The Calendar Rummy Game(2004)

★ 6.22–4 players90 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementPattern Building

Village Green(2020)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Matching + 3 more

Hand ManagementMatchingOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Momiji(2021)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryOpen Drafting

Floriferous(2021)

★ 7.41–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Portents(2022)

★ 7.01–2 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Matching + 2 more

MatchingSet CollectionSlide / Push

Mycelia(2023)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingGrid MovementRace

Ascension: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Verdant(2022)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Increase Value of Unchosen ResourcesOpen DraftingPattern Building

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