SEED GAME#4670 BGG all-time

Kodachi(2019)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.83
Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Games like Kodachi

Looking for games like Kodachi? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Tanto Cuore: Oktoberfest(2016)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

The Big Score(2018)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Origami: Legends(2019)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Wizards & Relics(2021)

★ 6.82–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Advantage TokenDeck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Knarr(2023)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

District Noir(2016)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Tanto Cuore(2009)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Action PointsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Abyss(2014)

★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementMemory

Challengers! Beach Cup(2023)

★ 7.71–8 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingFinale Ending

Challengers!(2022)

★ 7.11–8 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingFinale Ending

Ruthless(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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