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Match of the Century(2023)

★ 7.5 BGG2 playersWeight 2.58
Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Games like Match of the Century

Looking for games like Match of the Century? 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 cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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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Compile: Main 1(2024)

★ 7.82 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Guardians(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTug of WarVariable Player Powers

Cuttle

★ 7.02 players5 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsRace

Radlands(2021)

★ 7.72 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action PointsAction QueueHand Management

Res Arcana(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMulti-Use Cards

Hero: Tales of the Tomes(2018)

★ 7.52–5 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Soothsayers(2026)

★ 7.72–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

FollowHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Fort(2020)

★ 7.12–4 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingFollowHand Management

Mega Man Pixel Tactics: Mega Man Blue(2017)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsVariable Player Powers

Mega Man Pixel Tactics: Proto Man Red(2017)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsVariable Player Powers

Steam Donkey(2014)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementLayeringModular Board

Unmatched: Houdini vs. The Genie(2022)

★ 8.22 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 2 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

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