SEED GAME#16201 BGG all-time

Kingpin(2009)

★ 6.1 BGG2 players30 minWeight 2.29
Grid MovementHand ManagementTile Placement

Games like Kingpin

Looking for games like Kingpin? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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Summoner Wars: Alliances Master Set(2014)

★ 8.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
74/100

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Summoner Wars: Guild Dwarves vs Cave Goblins(2009)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHand Management

Summoner Wars: Phoenix Elves vs Tundra Orcs(2009)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHand Management

Shadows in Kyoto(2017)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Schachen(2011)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Termity(2015)

★ 5.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Kunst Stücke(1995)

★ 6.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The Rise & Fall of Anvalor(2019)

★ 6.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementTile Placement

Humans!!!(2008)

★ 5.82–6 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Fast & Furious: Full Throttle(2015)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Drakon (Second Edition)(2002)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementModular BoardTile Placement

Palmyra(2013)

★ 6.21–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

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