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Stellar(2020)

★ 7.3 BGG2 playersWeight 2.12
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Games like Stellar

Looking for games like Stellar? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Gearworks(2018)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Subastral(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Knarr(2023)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

PAX(2011)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game(2016)

★ 6.91–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Books of Time(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Christmas Tree(2017)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Tanto Cuore: Oktoberfest(2016)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

The Big Score(2018)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Ugly Christmas Sweaters(2020)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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