SEED GAME#15154 BGG all-time

Battleship: Card Game(2011)

★ 5.9 BGG2 players15 minWeight 1.13
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Games like Battleship: Card Game

Looking for games like Battleship: Card Game? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Day of the Dead(2012)

★ 6.42 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Rivales: Capítulo 2 – Ciencia(2024)

★ 8.72 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Flash Duel: Second Edition(2011)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Warlock(1980)

★ 5.82–6 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

High Noon Heist(2024)

★ 7.02 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Auction: Sealed BidHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game(2018)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementLadder ClimbingVariable Player Powers

Flash Duel(2010)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Martian Fluxx(2009)

★ 6.22–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Havok & Hijinks(2014)

★ 6.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Warzoo(2015)

★ 6.52–4 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Nuclear Proliferation(1992)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Pirate 21(2017)

★ 6.22–6 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Betting and BluffingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

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