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QE(2019)

★ 7.3 BGG3–5 players45 minWeight 1.56
Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidEnd Game Bonuses

Games like QE

Looking for games like QE? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Buurn(2022)

★ 7.33–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingEnd Game BonusesSet Collection

O Zoo le Mio(2002)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidEnclosure

For Sale(1997)

★ 7.33–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidAuction: Turn Order Until Pass

12 Days(2011)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
63/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidSet Collection

Coin Quest(2016)

★ 6.02–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Multiple LotAuction: Sealed Bid

Business(1998)

★ 6.12–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Fist of Dragonstones(2002)

★ 6.23–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidSet Collection

Fzzzt!(2009)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Stones of Fate(2015)

★ 6.52–4 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
62/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingMemory

Monopoly Empire(2013)

★ 5.62–4 players10 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingRoll / Spin and MoveSet Collection

Estanciero(1937)

★ 5.23–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingRoll / Spin and MoveSet Collection

Volle Scholle(2011)

★ 6.23–4 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingMemorySet Collection

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