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IPA: The Agents(2013)

★ 5.3 BGG2–4 players90 minWeight 3.00
Dice RollingGrid MovementHand Management

Games like IPA: The Agents

Looking for games like IPA: The Agents? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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71/100

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★ 7.42–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
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DreadBall Xtreme(2015)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 3.0
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70/100

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Descent: Journeys in the Dark(2005)

★ 7.32–5 players120 minWeight 3.4
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70/100

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Duel of Ages Set 1: Worldspanner(2003)

★ 6.52–16 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Guardians' Chronicles(2014)

★ 6.42–5 players75 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past(2016)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Level 7 [Omega Protocol](2013)

★ 7.42–6 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Magic: The Gathering – Arena of the Planeswalkers: Shadows over Innistrad(2016)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Battlestations(2004)

★ 7.12–8 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Posthuman(2015)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

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The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch(2018)

★ 7.72–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

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