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Emberheart(2025)

★ 7.4 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.69
Auction / BiddingSet CollectionTurn Order: Claim Action

Games like Emberheart

Looking for games like Emberheart? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can 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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Black Dragon's Guild(2023)

★ 7.62–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionTurn Order: Claim Action

Kingdom Defenders(2018)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
74/100

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Modular BoardSet CollectionTurn Order: Claim Action

Keydom(1998)

★ 6.82–5 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Multiple LotSet Collection

Key Harvest(2007)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionTile Placement

Bastille(2018)

★ 7.13–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionWorker Placement

Colonia(2009)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionVoting

Ristorante Italia(2011)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Fú: Festive Fortunes(2025)

★ 7.83–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Trial of the Temples(2019)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Set CollectionWorker Placement

Ars Alchimia(2014)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Set CollectionWorker Placement

Das Amulett(2001)

★ 6.43–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Papua(2018)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingDice RollingSet Collection

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