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Sweet Mess: Pastry Competition(2024)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.81
ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Games like Sweet Mess: Pastry Competition

Looking for games like Sweet Mess: Pastry Competition? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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ISO Match
74/100

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★ 7.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Splendor(2014)

★ 7.42–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Splendor: Marvel(2020)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Sriracha(2021)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Chai Garam(2021)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

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ContractsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Transorient Express(2025)

★ 6.82–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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The Specialists(2021)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

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ContractsDice RollingOpen Drafting

Coal Baron: The Great Card Game(2016)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

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ContractsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Tulip Bubble(2015)

★ 7.13–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Sentient(2017)

★ 7.21–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceContractsOpen Drafting

Gizmos(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players40 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

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