SEED GAME#19684 BGG all-time

Fortune & Famine(2021)

★ 7.7 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 2.00
Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Games like Fortune & Famine

Looking for games like Fortune & Famine? 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 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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Riftforce(2021)

★ 7.22 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

Heart of Crown(2011)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Omen: A Reign of War(2011)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Chroma Arcana(2025)

★ 8.12 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck ConstructionHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Untamed: Feral Factions(2019)

★ 7.32–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Gran Circo(2012)

★ 7.33–5 players50 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Omen: Fires in the East(2019)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

No Time For Heroes(2016)

★ 6.81–4 players25 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Pokémon Trading Card Game(1996)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck ConstructionHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Pokémon Trading Card Game: Battle Academy(2020)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck ConstructionHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Orc-lympics(2018)

★ 6.32–5 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Tooth & Nail: Factions(2012)

★ 6.12–4 players15 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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