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Warlock(1980)

★ 5.8 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 2.26
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Games like Warlock

Looking for games like Warlock? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Day of the Dead(2012)

★ 6.42 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
81/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Elekt(2019)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Gruff: Stuff of Nightmares(2018)

★ 8.11–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed(2016)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared(2019)

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

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Lords of War: Elves versus Lizardmen(2013)

★ 6.72–8 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationVariable Player Powers

Epic PVP: Fantasy(2015)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

No Time For Heroes(2016)

★ 6.81–4 players25 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Res Arcana Duo(2024)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Warhammer: Invasion(2009)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Disney Villainous: Bigger and Badder(2022)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Pixel Tactics 2(2013)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsVariable Player Powers

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