SEED GAME#18772 BGG all-time

Ultimate Scheme(2016)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.33
Hand ManagementVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Games like Ultimate Scheme

Looking for games like Ultimate Scheme? 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 tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North(2019)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Ghosts Love Candy Too(2022)

★ 7.12–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

How to Serve Man(2016)

★ 6.42–6 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementWorker Placement

The Red Dragon Inn 3(2011)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Betting and BluffingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Munchkin Apocalypse(2012)

★ 6.43–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Helionox: The Last Sunset(2015)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared(2019)

★ 7.52–3 players40 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Star Wars: Destiny(2016)

★ 7.42 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

The Message(2009)

★ 7.03–9 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

The Spoils(2006)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Warhammer: Invasion(2009)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementVariable Player Powers

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