SEED GAME#13128 BGG all-time

Stinky Business(2015)

★ 6.4 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 2.13
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Games like Stinky Business

Looking for games like Stinky Business? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game(2011)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Campaign Manager 2008(2009)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Subastral(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Alien Frontiers(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Web of Power(2000)

★ 7.33–5 players50 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Rivals for Catan(2010)

★ 6.92 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Omen: A Reign of War(2011)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Lost Lumina(2024)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingDice Rolling

Alhambra: The Card Game(1992)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Delirium(2018)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHand Management

Prelude to Rebellion: Mobilization & Unrest in Lower Canada 1834-1837(2018)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

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