SEED GAME#2287 BGG all-time

Samurai Sword(2012)

★ 6.7 BGG3–7 playersWeight 1.76
Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Games like Samurai Sword

Looking for games like Samurai Sword? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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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War of the Three Kingdoms: Kingdom Wars(2019)

★ 7.52–12 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
82/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Flash Duel: Second Edition(2011)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
81/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Flash Duel: Revised Second Edition(2015)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
80/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Like: The Social Game(2012)

★ 5.53–8 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
77/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

The Message(2009)

★ 7.03–9 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
76/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

BANG!: The Walking Dead(2014)

★ 6.44–7 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game

Game of Thrones: Oathbreaker(2019)

★ 7.05–8 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

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Hand ManagementHidden RolesTeam-Based Game

BANG!: Halo(2014)

★ 5.83–7 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game

The Castle of the Devil(2010)

★ 6.44–8 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Hand ManagementRole PlayingVariable Player Powers

Scalawag!(2014)

★ 6.03–8 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game

Pirates des Caraïbes(1997)

★ 5.93–6 players120 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Mat Goceng(2013)

★ 6.53–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementTake ThatTeam-Based Game

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