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Purrballs: Catventure Card Game(2018)

★ 7.0 BGG3–5 players30 minWeight 2.33
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Purrballs: Catventure Card Game

Looking for games like Purrballs: Catventure Card Game? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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Shadow Throne(2014)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin(2012)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game(2010)

★ 7.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Storm of Souls(2011)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Thunderstone: Dragonspire(2011)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Thunderstone Advance: Worlds Collide(2014)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Realms Unraveled(2014)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Dreamscape(2015)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Rise of Vigil(2013)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Dragonkeepers(2023)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Ascension X: War of Shadows(2016)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Gift of the Elements(2017)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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