SEED GAME#26621 BGG all-time

Edition Wars(2012)

★ 5.6 BGG3–5 players30 minWeight 1.57
Role PlayingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Games like Edition Wars

Looking for games like Edition Wars? 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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Ghosts Love Candy Too(2022)

★ 7.12–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Havok & Hijinks(2014)

★ 6.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Dungeon Rush(2016)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Melding and SplayingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

The Castle of the Devil(2010)

★ 6.44–8 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Role Playing + 1 more

Hand ManagementRole PlayingVariable Player Powers

Witchcraft: Moonlight Magic(2022)

★ 6.72–6 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Ghosts Love Candy(2016)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Norsaga(2015)

★ 6.32–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Golem(1995)

★ 6.83–6 players60 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionVariable Player Powers

Something Wild!(2020)

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

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionVariable Player Powers

Wizard Kittens(2020)

★ 6.22–4 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionVariable Player Powers

Tinker Tailor(2015)

★ 6.42–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionVariable Player Powers

Desert Island(2015)

★ 6.34–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Role Playing + 1 more

Role PlayingVariable Player Powers

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