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1001 Islands(2022)

★ 6.8 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.25
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Games like 1001 Islands

Looking for games like 1001 Islands? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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Panchayat(2023)

★ 7.91–4 players25 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
77/100

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Picnic(2020)

★ 6.91–9 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
77/100

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Boreal(2024)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
77/100

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Micropolis(2018)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
74/100

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Zooloretto(2007)

★ 6.82–5 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
74/100

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Bear Went Over the Mountain(2017)

★ 7.11–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
71/100

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LUNA Capital(2021)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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The Front Nine(2014)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Ark(2005)

★ 6.33–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Dinosaur Exhibit(2022)

★ 7.01–6 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Skulls of Sedlec(2020)

★ 7.42–3 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Volldampf voraus!(2009)

★ 6.02–4 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

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