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Pessoa(2022)

★ 7.2 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.71
End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

Games like Pessoa

Looking for games like Pessoa? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
74/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

Evenfall(2023)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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ChainingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Ex Libris(2017)

★ 7.11–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Everdell Farshore(2023)

★ 7.81–4 players40 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Rock Hard: 1977(2024)

★ 7.52–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesEventsPush Your Luck

Survival of the Fattest(2024)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementMemory

Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North(2019)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Puzzle Dungeon(2019)

★ 7.81 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

Coal Baron: The Great Card Game(2016)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

ContractsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Helionox: The Last Sunset(2015)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Raising Robots(2023)

★ 7.71–6 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

End Game BonusesSimultaneous Action SelectionSolo / Solitaire Game

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