SEED GAME#19578 BGG all-time

Pocket Samurai(2024)

★ 8.3 BGG2 players5 minWeight 2.00
Card Play Conflict ResolutionOpen DraftingRock-Paper-Scissors

Games like Pocket Samurai

Looking for games like Pocket Samurai? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Clash of Decks: Starter Kit(2020)

★ 6.31–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 1 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Pocket Paragons: Origins(2022)

★ 7.62 players3 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Hand ManagementRock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action Selection

¡Abordaje!(2015)

★ 6.12 players10 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingRock-Paper-Scissors

Lost Worlds(1983)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Rock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Yomi(2011)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Hand ManagementRock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action Selection

Colosseum(2016)

★ 7.22 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Rock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action Selection

Copernico(2018)

★ 7.11–5 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSimultaneous Action Selection

The Campaign(2024)

★ 6.92–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 1 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionPlayer EliminationRock-Paper-Scissors

Artificium(2014)

★ 6.02–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingSimultaneous Action SelectionTrading

Yomi Starter Set: Grave versus Jaina(2016)

★ 6.52 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Hand ManagementRock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action Selection

Karak Goblin(2021)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 1 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Tales of Glory(2018)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

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