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Star Trek: Lower Decks – Buffer Time: The Card Game(2024)

★ 5.5 BGG2–6 players20 minWeight 1.25
Cooperative GamePush Your Luck

Games like Star Trek: Lower Decks – Buffer Time: The Card Game

Looking for games like Star Trek: Lower Decks – Buffer Time: The Card Game? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back 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

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66/100

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ISO Match
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ISO Match
64/100

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64/100

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ISO Match
64/100

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63/100

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