Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?(2017)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Smash Up: Cease and Desist(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more
Smash Up(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more
Smash Up: Excellent Movies, Dudes!(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more
Compile: Main 1(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Summoner Wars (Second Edition)(2021)
Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 4 more
Compile: Main 2(2025)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Smash Up: Munchkin(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Titans(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Dale of Merchants Collection(2019)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
Res Arcana(2019)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
Dirge: The Rust Wars(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
AracKhan Wars: Rise of the Grey Order(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
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