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Pillars of Fate(2025)

★ 7.7 BGG2 playersWeight 1.88
Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Games like Pillars of Fate

Looking for games like Pillars of Fate? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Air, Land, & Sea(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
81/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies(2022)

★ 7.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

For the Emperor(2025)

★ 6.62 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Equinox(2021)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 1 more

Betting and BluffingCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Dracula vs Van Helsing(2023)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionForce Commitment

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Hemloch: Dark Promenade(2017)

★ 7.22 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Hemloch: Midnight Edition(2015)

★ 6.82 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Battle Line(2000)

★ 7.42 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 1 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementMelding and Splaying

Iquazú(2017)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Retreat to Darkmoor(2016)

★ 6.42–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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