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Penny Arcade: The Card Game(2009)

★ 5.6 BGG2 players30 minWeight 1.55
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Games like Penny Arcade: The Card Game

Looking for games like Penny Arcade: The Card Game? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — 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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Clash of Decks: Treachery(2022)

★ 7.41–2 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
82/100

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Clash of Decks: Breaching In(2022)

★ 7.51–2 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
82/100

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Clash of Decks: Submersion(2022)

★ 7.41–2 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
82/100

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Clash of Decks: Elusive(2022)

★ 7.51–2 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
82/100

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Quest for the Faysylwood(1993)

★ 6.22–8 players120 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
80/100

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Dvorak(2000)

★ 6.92–6 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
79/100

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Yu Yu Hakusho CCG(2004)

★ 5.62 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Clay-O-Rama(1987)

★ 6.72–12 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
78/100

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Tower Siege(2000)

★ 5.42 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Antigua(2010)

★ 5.72–4 players35 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
78/100

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HeroCard Cyberspace(2006)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
78/100

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Star Force Terra #1: Contact!(1991)

★ 6.32–6 players40 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

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