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Statecraft: The Political Card Game(2017)

★ 5.2 BGG2–6 players20 minWeight 2.25
Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Games like Statecraft: The Political Card Game

Looking for games like Statecraft: The Political Card Game? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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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★ 6.92–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
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78/100

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★ 7.52–3 players40 minWeight 2.3
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73/100

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Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000(2013)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
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72/100

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Kill The Unicorns(2019)

★ 6.83–6 playersWeight 1.8
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72/100

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Super PACS: The Game of Politics About the Game of Politics(2016)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
72/100

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Smash Up: Monster Smash(2014)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

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Sinners(2019)

★ 7.52–5 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Disney Villainous: Bigger and Badder(2022)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All(2018)

★ 6.92–6 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: Science Fiction Double Feature(2014)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Guildhall(2012)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side(2022)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

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