SEED GAME#8632 BGG all-time

Carthage(2018)

★ 7.3 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.08
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Games like Carthage

Looking for games like Carthage? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. 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

Star Realms: Frontiers(2018)

★ 7.91–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

One-Hit Heroes(2025)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

The Lord of the Rings(2000)

★ 6.72–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

TerroriXico(2018)

★ 9.32–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

The Big Book of Madness(2015)

★ 6.92–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Marvel United: X-Men(2021)

★ 8.01–5 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Marvel United(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Armata Strigoi(2019)

★ 6.62–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Rune Age(2011)

★ 6.81–4 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed Purchase

Marvel United: Multiverse(2024)

★ 8.41–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

The Refuge: Terror from the Deep(2019)

★ 6.81–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Sentinels of the Multiverse(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

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