SEED GAME#20515 BGG all-time

Kings' Struggle(2018)

★ 5.8 BGG3–6 players30 minWeight 2.33
Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Kings' Struggle

Looking for games like Kings' Struggle? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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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Wizardz Bluff(2018)

★ 8.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Betting and BluffingHand ManagementSet Collection

Three-Dragon Ante: Legendary Edition(2019)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Betting and BluffingHand ManagementSet Collection

Lucky's Misadventures: Episode 42 – Lost in Oddtopia(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSet Collection

Road to Infamy(2016)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Scoundrel Society(2015)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

All Manor of Evil(2019)

★ 6.61–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Guildhall(2012)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Guildhall: Job Faire(2013)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

7 Wonders (Second Edition)(2020)

★ 7.83–7 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementNeighbor Scope

Boitas(2025)

★ 7.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMarketSet Collection

Game of Crowns(2015)

★ 4.74–9 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

Harald(2015)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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