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Subastral(2021)

★ 7.1 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.64
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Games like Subastral

Looking for games like Subastral? 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 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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PAX(2011)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
82/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Flowers(2024)

★ 6.12–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Alhambra: The Card Game(1992)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Knarr(2023)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

Mandala(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSelection Order Bid

Marvel: Remix(2022)

★ 7.32–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Morels(2012)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Photograph(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Dragonkeepers(2023)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Enchanted Plumes(2021)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Ethnos(2017)

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

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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