SEED GAME#7106 BGG all-time

Pentaquark(2016)

★ 6.5 BGG1 playersWeight 2.33
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSet Collection

Games like Pentaquark

Looking for games like Pentaquark? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds 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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★ 7.41 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMove Through DeckSet Collection

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★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Valley of the Kings: Last Rites(2016)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Books of Time(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Football Highlights 2052(2019)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Palm Laboratory(2024)

★ 6.91 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Ascension: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Old Town Road(2021)

★ 7.31 players10 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementMove Through Deck

The Perfect Moment(2019)

★ 5.61–2 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Ausonia(2021)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Ascension: Eternal(2020)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Barrio(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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