SEED GAME#5189 BGG all-time

Trieste(2013)

★ 6.6 BGG3 playersWeight 2.21
Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

Games like Trieste

Looking for games like Trieste? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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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Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared(2019)

★ 7.52–3 players40 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Among Thieves(2017)

★ 7.13–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action QueueHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Disney Villainous: Bigger and Badder(2022)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side(2022)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: World Tour – Culture Shock(2019)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: Marvel(2021)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Smash Up: Disney Edition(2022)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Munchkin Marvel(2016)

★ 6.83–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementTake That

Badass Force: Édition VHS(2023)

★ 6.93–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All(2018)

★ 6.92–6 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Entropy: Worlds Collide(2017)

★ 6.32–4 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game(2013)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTake That

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