SEED GAME#3397 BGG all-time

Industrial Waste(2001)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.63
Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Games like Industrial Waste

Looking for games like Industrial Waste? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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Project Mars(2016)

★ 4.32–4 players50 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Before the Wind(2007)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Industria(2003)

★ 6.43–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Auction / BiddingHand Management

London(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen Drafting

Road to Enlightenment(2012)

★ 5.72–7 players150 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Xanadú(2012)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingWorker Placement

Funny Friends(2005)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

51st State(2010)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Uruk: Wiege der Zivilisation(2008)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Action PointsAuction / BiddingHand Management

Bali(2017)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingStock Holding

The Witcher: The Adventure Card Game(2007)

★ 5.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

National Economy(2015)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingWorker Placement

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