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Sorcery: Contested Realm(2022)

★ 8.2 BGG2 playersWeight 3.50
Card Play Conflict ResolutionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPlayer Elimination

Games like Sorcery: Contested Realm

Looking for games like Sorcery: Contested Realm? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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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★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Orléans Stories(2019)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPlayer EliminationTake That

Hatalom Kártyái Kártyajáték(1995)

★ 7.32–9 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
62/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Legend of the Five Rings(1995)

★ 7.22–8 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Open DraftingPlayer EliminationSet Collection

Line of Fire: Burnt Moon(2025)

★ 6.92 players20 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

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Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Core Set(2016)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins(2007)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

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Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas(2011)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

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Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora(2015)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

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Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters(2013)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Disastles(2018)

★ 6.82–5 players20 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPlayer EliminationSet Collection

Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Merfolk Vs. Goblins(2017)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

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