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Lovelace & Babbage(2019)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.33
Action QueuePattern BuildingPush Your Luck

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Looking for games like Lovelace & Babbage? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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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★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

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★ 7.52–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

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The Gig(2023)

★ 7.01–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesPattern Building

Pieland: Attack of the SNACs(2025)

★ 8.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckSet Collection

Harmonies(2024)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

ChainingHexagon GridOpen Drafting

ArchRavels(2021)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

ContractsOpen DraftingPattern Building

Mystery of the Temples(2017)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluencePattern Recognition

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party(2020)

★ 6.82–4 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Pick-up and DeliverPush Your LuckSet Collection

Factory Fun(2006)

★ 6.82–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingReal-TimeTile Placement

Dragon Racer(2015)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Kanagawa(2016)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Overdrive(2018)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckSet Collection

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