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Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Original Series(2012)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.66
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Games like Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Original Series

Looking for games like Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Original Series? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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

Sorcerer(2019)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Action PointsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game – Clone Wars Edition(2024)

★ 8.02 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingTug of War

Core Worlds(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic(2024)

★ 8.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingLegacy GamePush Your Luck

Thunderstone(2009)

★ 6.91–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Thunderstone Advance: Numenera(2013)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin(2012)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Storm of Souls(2011)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Plunderbund(2019)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Ascension: Return of the Fallen(2011)

★ 7.31–2 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Thunderstone: Dragonspire(2011)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Nightfall: Martial Law(2011)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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