SEED GAME#1916 BGG all-time

Orichalcum(2022)

★ 7.1 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.24
Action DraftingDice RollingRace

Games like Orichalcum

Looking for games like Orichalcum? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options. 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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ISO Match
63/100

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ISO Match
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Delve(2017)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
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Karak II(2023)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridMap Addition

Thunder Rolls(2022)

★ 7.41–8 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

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Rivals for Catan(2010)

★ 6.92 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Drakborgen: En färd in i det okända(2023)

★ 7.11–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckTile Placement

Skulldug!(2015)

★ 6.51–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

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Taluva(2006)

★ 7.12–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Race + 2 more

ChainingHexagon GridLayering

Unearth(2017)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingKill StealSet Collection

Unicorn Fever(2020)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Betting and BluffingDice RollingLoans

Taiwan Monsters Brawl(2016)

★ 6.42–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementPattern Building

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