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Expect Delays(2024)

★ 7.1 BGG2 players20 minWeight 1.80
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPick-up and DeliverTake That

Games like Expect Delays

Looking for games like Expect Delays? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Defence Against the Dark Arts(2019)

★ 7.12 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingTake That

Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Annihilageddon 2 – Xtreme Nacho Legends(2022)

★ 7.92–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementTake That

Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne(2019)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingTake That

Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Annihilageddon Deck-Building Game(2019)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementTake That

Tea for 2(2020)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game BonusesTake That

Pentaurus: Duel(2017)

★ 6.91–2 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementTake That

Klimato(2020)

★ 6.82–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementTake That

Outpost 18(2019)

★ 6.22 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementTake That

Trainsilvania(2019)

★ 6.22–4 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Puerto Diablo(2015)

★ 6.12–5 players120 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingTake That

Brains!(2019)

★ 6.12–5 players5 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementTake That

Secrets of the Deep(1991)

★ 6.02–5 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Pick-up and DeliverPush Your LuckTake That

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