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Epic Card Game: Guardians of Gowana(2021)

★ 7.2 BGG2 players20 minWeight 3.00
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPlayer Elimination

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Looking for games like Epic Card Game: Guardians of Gowana? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on 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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ISO Match
82/100

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ISO Match
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Epic Card Game(2015)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Seeker Chronicles(2024)

★ 7.92 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
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Magic: The Gathering — Game Night: Free For All(2022)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Avarium Academy(2015)

★ 5.82–4 players20 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Teomachia(2012)

★ 6.12–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Magic: The Gathering – Jumpstart(2020)

★ 7.72 players20 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Mindbug: Battlefruit Kingdom(2025)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

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Thunderstone(2009)

★ 6.91–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Magic: The Gathering – Game Night 2019(2019)

★ 7.32–5 players10 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

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KeyForge: Mass Mutation(2020)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

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