Games like In the Year of the Dragon

Looking for games like In the Year of the Dragon? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options 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.