SEED GAME#4653 BGG all-time

Abroad(2025)

★ 7.8 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.74
Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Games like Abroad

Looking for games like Abroad? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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

Finspan(2025)

★ 7.71–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Paris(2020)

★ 7.22–4 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

It's a Wonderful World(2019)

★ 7.61–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Everdell(2018)

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

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Kaigan(2009)

★ 6.93–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Race for the Galaxy(2007)

★ 7.72–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesFollowHand Management

Camp Pinetop(2020)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementGrid Movement

Wingspan Asia(2022)

★ 8.21–2 players40 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

The Networks: Primetime(2016)

★ 7.11–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesIncomeOpen Drafting

Wyrmspan(2024)

★ 8.01–5 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Ancient Knowledge(2023)

★ 7.12–4 players75 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Delayed PurchaseEnd Game BonusesHand Management

3 Ring Circus(2023)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

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