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Oaxaca: Crafts of a Culture(2018)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 playersWeight 1.92
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Games like Oaxaca: Crafts of a Culture

Looking for games like Oaxaca: Crafts of a Culture? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds 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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Battle of the Bards(2019)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
82/100

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DC Comics Dice Masters: Justice League(2015)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
81/100

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Marvel Dice Masters: Uncanny X-Men(2014)

★ 7.12 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
81/100

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DC Comics Dice Masters: War of Light(2015)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
81/100

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Rising for the Throne(2018)

★ 6.32–6 players40 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
79/100

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Dungeon Dice(2014)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
79/100

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Nerdy Inventions(2015)

★ 5.32–4 players25 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
78/100

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Civitas Nihilium(2020)

★ 8.01 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
77/100

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Colony(2016)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Favor of the Pharaoh(2015)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Marvel Dice Masters: Avengers vs. X-Men(2014)

★ 7.12 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Henchmania: Second Edition(2024)

★ 7.92–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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