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Smash Up: Excellent Movies, Dudes!(2023)

★ 7.8 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.00
Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Games like Smash Up: Excellent Movies, Dudes!

Looking for games like Smash Up: Excellent Movies, Dudes!? 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 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(2012)

★ 6.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 8 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?(2017)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Smash Up: Cease and Desist(2016)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Summoner Wars (Second Edition)(2021)

★ 8.02 players40 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 4 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Theurgy(2022)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementKing of the Hill

Android: Netrunner(2012)

★ 7.92 players45 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Res Arcana(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMulti-Use Cards

Imperium: The Contention(2021)

★ 7.81–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck ConstructionGrid Movement

51st State: Master Set(2016)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

The Godfather: Corleone's Empire(2017)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Lords of Hellas(2018)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

Pagan: Fate of Roanoke(2022)

★ 7.92 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDeck Construction

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