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RIVALS(2025)

★ 8.2 BGG2–6 playersWeight 3.00
Action / EventAction DraftingAction Points

Games like RIVALS

Looking for games like RIVALS? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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Off the Line(2025)

★ 8.52 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action / Event + 3 more

Action / EventAction PointsCommand Cards

Star Trek: Ascendancy(2016)

★ 7.83 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

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Android: Netrunner(2012)

★ 7.92 players45 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Masters of The Universe: Fields of Eternia The Board Game(2022)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action / Event + 3 more

Action / EventAction PointsAlliances

Ivion: The Sun & The Stars(2022)

★ 8.02–4 players15 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionGrid Movement

Ivion: The Hound & The Hare(2021)

★ 7.82–4 players15 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionGrid Movement

Ivion: The Knight & The Lady(2021)

★ 7.72–4 players15 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionGrid Movement

Malediction(2025)

★ 8.72–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsBetting and BluffingCritical Hits and Failures

Lair(2019)

★ 7.72–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Action Drafting + 2 more

Action DraftingAction PointsModular Board

Black Hats(2025)

★ 9.02 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck Construction + 1 more

Deck ConstructionGrid MovementHexagon Grid

I C E(2023)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsLayeringMancala

I C E: Second Edition(2026)

★ 7.91–5 players75 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsAuction: Turn Order Until PassModular Board

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