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Dragon Dale(2024)

★ 7.1 BGG2–4 players90 minWeight 3.57
Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Games like Dragon Dale

Looking for games like Dragon Dale? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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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Guilds of London(2016)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

ZhanGuo(2014)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Zhanguo: The First Empire(2023)

★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Jester(2015)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Daimyo: Rebirth of the Empire(2021)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Æterna(2025)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementWorker Placement

The Curse of Candelabria(2024)

★ 5.63–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

The Old King's Crown(2025)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 1 more

Betting and BluffingCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

This Guilty Land(2018)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHand Management

After Pablo(2010)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

The Vote: Suffrage and Suppression in America(2020)

★ 7.22 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHand Management

Fleets: The Pleiad Conflict(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

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