SEED GAME#542 BGG all-time

Trekking Through History(2022)

★ 7.5 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 1.77
Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Trekking Through History

Looking for games like Trekking Through History? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job 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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Rocky Road à la Mode(2017)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
77/100

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Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Thebes: The Tomb Raiders(2013)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Open DraftingSet CollectionTurn Order: Time Track

Fancy Feathers(2022)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Open DraftingSet CollectionTurn Order: Time Track

Coexist(2025)

★ 6.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Trekking the National Parks: Second Edition(2018)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Trekking the National Parks(2014)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Morels(2012)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Lost Cities: The Board Game(2008)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Mundo Abierto: Elria(2025)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Multi-Use CardsScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSet Collection

Nunatak: Temple of Ice(2023)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardMulti-Use Cards

Trambahn(2015)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingOrdering

Splendor Duel(2022)

★ 7.92 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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ContractsOpen DraftingRace

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