SEED GAME#12376 BGG all-time

Portals and Prophets(2018)

★ 7.5 BGG2–5 players30 minWeight 2.00
Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsSet Collection

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Looking for games like Portals and Prophets? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job 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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Quorum(2025)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Monuments: Wonders of Antiquity(2008)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Thingstead(2024)

★ 6.82 players30 minWeight 2.0
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69/100

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Space Lab(2025)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Middle Kingdom(2008)

★ 5.92–5 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Marvel: Remix(2022)

★ 7.32–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Morels(2012)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Photograph(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Fabled Fruit(2016)

★ 7.02–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Sinners(2019)

★ 7.52–5 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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