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Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?(2017)

★ 7.4 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.30
Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Games like Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?

Looking for games like Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?? 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: Cease and Desist(2016)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
85/100

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
79/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Smash Up: Excellent Movies, Dudes!(2023)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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
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

Compile: Main 2(2025)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Smash Up: Munchkin(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

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

Dale of Merchants Collection(2019)

★ 7.82–4 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHand Management

Res Arcana(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMulti-Use Cards

Dirge: The Rust Wars(2021)

★ 6.72 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck ConstructionGrid Movement

AracKhan Wars: Rise of the Grey Order(2023)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementBetting and Bluffing

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