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Salt & Sail(2021)

★ 6.3 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 2.00
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular BoardOpen Drafting

Games like Salt & Sail

Looking for games like Salt & Sail? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

Chronicles of Frost(2018)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Heart of Crown(2011)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

DC Deck-Building Game: Justice League Dark(2024)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

DC Deck-Building Game: Arkham Asylum(2025)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseOpen Drafting

DC Deck-Building Game: Injustice(2023)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Untamed: Feral Factions(2019)

★ 7.32–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

DC Deck-Building Game: Rivals – Shazam! vs Black Adam(2024)

★ 7.92 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Resident Evil Deck Building Game(2010)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingTeam-Based Game

Monarch(2015)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Battle Gnomes(2016)

★ 8.22–6 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingTake That

Penny Arcade: The Game – Rumble in R'lyeh(2012)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Penny Arcade: The Game – Gamers vs. Evil(2011)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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