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Kingsport Festival: The Card Game(2017)

★ 6.0 BGG3–5 players30 minWeight 2.00
Dice RollingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Games like Kingsport Festival: The Card Game

Looking for games like Kingsport Festival: The Card Game? 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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Modern Naval Battles: Global Warfare(2008)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.9
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78/100

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Anima: Shadow of Omega(2006)

★ 5.82–5 playersWeight 2.2
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78/100

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Encounters(1982)

★ 6.02–4 players60 minWeight 1.7
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76/100

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Bloqs(2012)

★ 6.12–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
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75/100

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Wiochmen Wesele(2011)

★ 4.32–5 players45 minWeight 1.7
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72/100

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Space Base(2018)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Ascension: Delirium(2018)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
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72/100

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Machi Koro: Bright Lights, Big City(2016)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Wizard Miners(2023)

★ 8.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
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72/100

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