SEED GAME#8132 BGG all-time

Star Realms Academy(2024)

★ 7.7 BGG2 playersWeight 1.50
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Looking for games like Star Realms Academy? 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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Tanto Cuore: Winter Romance(2018)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
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82/100

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A Touch of Evil: Dark Gothic – Colonial Horror(2015)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.0
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82/100

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Ascension: Valley of the Ancients(2017)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
82/100

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DC Deck-Building Game: Rivals – Green Lantern vs Sinestro(2018)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
82/100

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Into The Echoside(2016)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
81/100

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Village of Legends(2017)

★ 7.22–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
81/100

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NHL Power Play Team-Building Card Game(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
81/100

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★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
81/100

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DC Deck-Building Game: Teen Titans Go!(2017)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
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