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Baseball Highlights: 2045(2015)

★ 7.5 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 2.20
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Games like Baseball Highlights: 2045

Looking for games like Baseball Highlights: 2045? 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 squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Star Realms: Colony Wars(2015)

★ 7.82 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Football Highlights 2052(2019)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Shards of Infinity(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Ascension: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Volfyirion(2019)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Books of Time(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Valley of the Kings: Afterlife(2015)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Eternal(2020)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Valley of the Kings: Last Rites(2016)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Karmaka(2016)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Dominion: Second Edition(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Dominion(2008)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

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