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Spellcrafter(2025)

★ 6.6 BGG2–5 players15 minWeight 1.50
Closed DraftingScore-and-Reset GameSet Collection

Games like Spellcrafter

Looking for games like Spellcrafter? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Pazzaparola(2021)

★ 6.43–8 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Quiddler(1998)

★ 6.21–8 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionSpelling

Palabra(1990)

★ 6.22–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Set CollectionSpelling

Sushi Go!(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Ohanami(2019)

★ 7.32–4 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Closed DraftingOrderingSet Collection

3 Chapters(2024)

★ 7.02–6 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Closed DraftingSet CollectionTrick-taking

Fairy Tale(2004)

★ 6.72–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementSet Collection

Handsome(2019)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionSpelling

Tides of Madness(2016)

★ 6.72 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingSet CollectionSudden Death Ending

Skyjo(2015)

★ 6.72–8 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Pattern BuildingScore-and-Reset GameSet Collection

Boomerang: USA(2020)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Closed DraftingPaper-and-PencilSet Collection

Boomerang(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingPaper-and-PencilSet Collection

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