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The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game(2016)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 2.56
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game

Looking for games like The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations 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

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Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Books of Time(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

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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

Comic Hunters(2020)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

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Auction: Turn Order Until PassClosed DraftingHand Management

Photograph(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Distilled(2023)

★ 7.81–5 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMarket

Elysium(2015)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTake That

The Vale of Eternity(2023)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Quests of Valeria(2017)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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ContractsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Everdell Farshore(2023)

★ 7.81–4 players40 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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