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Forgeflame(2025)

★ 7.7 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.50
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Games like Forgeflame

Looking for games like Forgeflame? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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

Tintenblut(2009)

★ 6.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Pick-up and DeliverPoint to Point MovementSet Collection

Pioneers(2017)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Network and Route BuildingPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Lisbon Tram 28(2021)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Hand ManagementPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Cosmos(2021)

★ 7.81–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Project Universe(2019)

★ 6.92–4 players100 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPick-up and Deliver

Koplopers & Dwarsliggers(2009)

★ 6.32–4 players75 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Action PointsPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Antwerpen(2010)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Pick-up and DeliverPoint to Point MovementTrading

Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings(2019)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Action QueueDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Africana(2012)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Open DraftingPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Brillance(2006)

★ 4.62–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Action PointsPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Strajk! Skok do wolności(2013)

★ 5.72–5 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPoint to Point Movement

Paupers' Ladder(2019)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Area MovementDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

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