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Video Game Champion(2023)

★ 7.3 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.94
Action DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Games like Video Game Champion

Looking for games like Video Game Champion? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options 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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★ 8.02–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West(2023)

★ 8.62–5 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 4 more

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Wingspan Asia(2022)

★ 8.21–2 players40 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

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Coal Baron: The Great Card Game(2016)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Timeless Journeys: The Italian Grand Tour(2026)

★ 7.91–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

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Chai Garam(2021)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

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Coney(2024)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

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Shipyard (Second Edition)(2023)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Stone Age(2008)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Everdell(2018)

★ 8.01–4 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 4 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Tiletum(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Drafting + 3 more

Action DraftingAction PointsContracts

Wingspan(2019)

★ 8.01–5 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

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