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Orléans Stories(2019)

★ 6.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.85
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPlayer EliminationTake That

Games like Orléans Stories

Looking for games like Orléans Stories? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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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Sorcery: Contested Realm(2022)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPlayer Elimination

The Voynich Puzzle(2025)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

ContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPattern Building

Viscounts of the West Kingdom(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players60 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

Città-Stato(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Liberatores: The Conspiracy to Liberate Rome(2017)

★ 6.23–6 players40 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Paladins of the West Kingdom(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
55/100

Similar complexity and player count

End Game BonusesMarketOpen Drafting

Homeworlds(2001)

★ 7.52–6 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Player Elimination

Modular BoardPlayer EliminationPoint to Point Movement

Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Core Set(2016)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Imperios Milenarios(2012)

★ 7.84–7 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Noria(2017)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Deluxe Set(2016)

★ 8.02–5 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Scholars of the South Tigris(2023)

★ 8.01–4 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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