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Emira(2006)

★ 5.9 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.82
Auction / BiddingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Games like Emira

Looking for games like Emira? 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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Das Amulett(2001)

★ 6.43–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
76/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Exodus Fleet(2017)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Auction / BiddingVariable Phase OrderVariable Player Powers

Peloponnes Card Game(2015)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Batavia(2008)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionStock Holding

Secret Societies(2026)

★ 7.62–5 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingIncomeSet Collection

Raiatea(2018)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionVariable Phase Order

Nefertiti(2008)

★ 7.03–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Auction / BiddingSet Collection

The King's Guild(2018)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Caravans of Ahldarahd(2005)

★ 5.02–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionTrading

Horse Fever(2009)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingVariable Player Powers

Bastille(2018)

★ 7.13–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionWorker Placement

Comuni(2008)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingSet Collection

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