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Ovation(2024)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.22
ContractsEnd Game BonusesOpen Drafting

Games like Ovation

Looking for games like Ovation? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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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Funfair(2021)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Sequitur(2023)

★ 7.11–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesOpen Drafting

Café Baras(2024)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Splendor Duel(2022)

★ 7.92 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Atheneum: Mystic Library(2020)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Belaad: The Land of Swords and Quills(2020)

★ 7.62–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Villainy(2014)

★ 6.12–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsDice RollingOpen Drafting

Splendor(2014)

★ 7.42–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Gizmos(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players40 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

Action QueueContractsOpen Drafting

Splendor: Marvel(2020)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Res Arcana Duo(2024)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

스플렌더: Pokémon (Splendor: Pokémon)(2023)

★ 7.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsOpen DraftingRace

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