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Cauldron(2015)

★ 6.9 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.47
Dice RollingModular BoardSet Collection

Games like Cauldron

Looking for games like Cauldron? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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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Os Reinos de Drunagor(2016)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

Roll Player(2016)

★ 7.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingRole Playing

Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest(2018)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Materia Prima: The Alchemists Guild(2020)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementModular Board

Clash of Rage(2018)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardPattern Building

Wizard Kings(2000)

★ 6.82–7 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

Dice Throne(2018)

★ 7.62–6 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingDie Icon ResolutionRe-rolling and Locking

Dice Throne: Santa v. Krampus(2022)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Dragon Racer(2015)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Modular BoardOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Dice Throne: Season Two – Cursed Pirate v. Artificer(2018)

★ 7.82 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

RatVille(2019)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

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