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Stella Quest(2024)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 players25 minWeight 2.29
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Games like Stella Quest

Looking for games like Stella Quest? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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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ISO Match
86/100

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★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
85/100

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T-Rex(1999)

★ 5.53–5 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
82/100

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DANGER: The High Voltage Game(2024)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
81/100

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Pot de Vin(2017)

★ 6.23–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
79/100

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Ugly Christmas Sweaters(2020)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
77/100

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Stick 'Em(1993)

★ 7.03–8 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
76/100

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Wizard: Jubiläumsedition(2016)

★ 7.73–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
76/100

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Schotten Totten 2(2020)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
75/100

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Abuela Co.(2021)

★ 8.22–4 players25 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Silver Coin(2020)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
75/100

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Ninety-Nine(1974)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

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