SEED GAME#22410 BGG all-time

Road to Enlightenment(2012)

★ 5.7 BGG2–7 players150 minWeight 3.15
Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Games like Road to Enlightenment

Looking for games like Road to Enlightenment? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Industrial Waste(2001)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Liberté(1998)

★ 7.13–6 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Core Worlds(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

London(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen Drafting

Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin(2012)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

51st State(2010)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Thunderstone: Dragonspire(2011)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Edge of Humanity(2017)

★ 6.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Thunderstone Advance: Worlds Collide(2014)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Thunderstone Advance: Numenera(2013)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Gosu X(2023)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen Drafting

Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game(2008)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck ConstructionHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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