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The Abandons(2019)

★ 5.8 BGG1 players5 minWeight 1.33
Open DraftingPush Your Luck

Games like The Abandons

Looking for games like The Abandons? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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

Lord of the Rings: The Adventure Deck Game(2011)

★ 6.91 players5 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingPush Your LuckSolo / Solitaire Game

The Seeker in the Forest of Wyr(2014)

★ 6.41 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Dark Dealings(2016)

★ 6.41–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting

Auction / BiddingOpen Drafting

Point City(2023)

★ 7.11–4 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting

Open DraftingSet Collection

Fire in the Library(2019)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Push Your Luck

Hand ManagementPush Your Luck

BitterSweet(2022)

★ 7.41–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hidden Victory PointsOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Deckula!(2021)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Move Through DeckOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Dark Tower(1981)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Push Your Luck

Area MovementPush Your Luck

Hunted: Mining Colony 415 (2nd Edition)(2024)

★ 6.81–2 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Push Your Luck

FlickingPush Your Luck

Autumn(2015)

★ 6.51–3 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting

Open DraftingPattern Building

Aikamatka: Suomi(2017)

★ 6.61–8 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting

Open DraftingSolo / Solitaire Game

Cindr(2020)

★ 6.31–5 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Push Your Luck

Push Your LuckRe-rolling and Locking

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