SEED GAME#5852 BGG all-time

With a Smile & a Gun(2021)

★ 7.4 BGG1–2 playersWeight 2.46
Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingRondel

Games like With a Smile & a Gun

Looking for games like With a Smile & a Gun? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Masai(2022)

★ 7.92–4 players25 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Caper(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

World's Fair 1893(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players35 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Royals(2014)

★ 7.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Rialto(2013)

★ 6.92–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingOpen Drafting

Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceRondelTile Placement

Fountains(2025)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingRondelTile Placement

Crimson Company(2019)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingOpen Drafting

Celtae(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementRondel

Triassic Terror(2013)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen Drafting

Kilauea(2025)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceRondel

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