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Hidden Leaders Duel(2025)

★ 6.8 BGG2 players15 minWeight 2.60
Area Majority / InfluenceDeductionHand Management

Games like Hidden Leaders Duel

Looking for games like Hidden Leaders Duel? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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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Pagan: Fate of Roanoke(2022)

★ 7.92 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDeck Construction

Fractured Sky(2024)

★ 7.51–5 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceConstrained BiddingDeduction

Awkward Guests: The Walton Case(2016)

★ 7.51–8 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deduction + 1 more

DeductionHand ManagementTrading

Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game(2011)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Pax Illuminaten(2024)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMarket

Art of War: The Card Game(2015)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingGrid Movement

The Name of the Rose(2008)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deduction + 1 more

DeductionHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Prowl: Clans & Cunning(2024)

★ 7.12–5 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deduction + 1 more

DeductionHand ManagementTake That

Mythotopia(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Battle for Rokugan(2017)

★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOrder Counters

Eschaton(2016)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000(2013)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

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