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Gear & Piston(2013)

★ 5.7 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 2.13
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Gear & Piston

Looking for games like Gear & Piston? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can 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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Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Thurn and Taxis(2006)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft(2015)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

New York(2011)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Dwar7s Fall(2016)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Ex Libris(2017)

★ 7.11–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Ticket to Ride: Märklin(2006)

★ 7.42–5 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Ticket to Ride: Germany(2017)

★ 7.62–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Coal Baron: The Great Card Game(2016)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

ContractsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ex Libris: Revised Edition(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Worker Placement(2014)

★ 5.42–5 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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