SEED GAME#18362 BGG all-time

Open Season(2024)

★ 5.9 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 2.00
ChainingEnd Game BonusesMemory

Games like Open Season

Looking for games like Open Season? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job 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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Space Lab(2025)

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Fantasy Realms(2017)

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62/100

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★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor(2025)

★ 7.72–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Echoes of Time(2025)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Mundo Abierto: Elria(2025)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 1 more

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★ 7.72–5 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
61/100

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