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Smash Up: Cease and Desist(2016)

★ 7.4 BGG2 playersWeight 2.29
Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Games like Smash Up: Cease and Desist

Looking for games like Smash Up: Cease and Desist? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?(2017)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
84/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Smash Up(2012)

★ 6.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Compile: Main 1(2024)

★ 7.82 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Smash Up: Excellent Movies, Dudes!(2023)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Res Arcana(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMulti-Use Cards

Compile: Main 2(2025)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Summoner Wars (Second Edition)(2021)

★ 8.02 players40 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 4 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Chroma Arcana(2025)

★ 8.12 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Deck ConstructionHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Tyrants of the Underdark(2016)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceConnectionsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Dominion: Second Edition(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Dominion(2008)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Titans(2021)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

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