SEED GAME#3527 BGG all-time

Africana(2012)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.02
Open DraftingPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Games like Africana

Looking for games like Africana? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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Valdora(2009)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Open DraftingPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Humboldt's Great Voyage(2019)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

MancalaOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Multiuniversum(2016)

★ 6.51–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPick-up and Deliver

Ganymede(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Isla Dorada(2010)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Tintenblut(2009)

★ 6.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

Pick-up and DeliverPoint to Point MovementSet Collection

Paupers' Ladder(2019)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Area MovementDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Go: The International Travel Game(1961)

★ 5.82–6 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

Pick-up and DeliverPoint to Point MovementRoll / Spin and Move

Luther: Das Spiel(2016)

★ 5.72–4 players45 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPoint to Point MovementSet Collection

Railways of the World: The Card Game(2010)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Liguria(2015)

★ 6.73–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Sumatra(2020)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingSet Collection

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