SEED GAME#13063 BGG all-time

Age of Inventors(2024)

★ 6.7 BGG1–4 players40 minWeight 2.89
Advantage TokenEnclosureEnd Game Bonuses

Games like Age of Inventors

Looking for games like Age of Inventors? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Hallertau(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players50 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Advantage Token + 6 more

Action PointsAdvantage TokenAutomatic Resource Growth

Architects of the West Kingdom(2018)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Area MovementContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Troyes(2010)

★ 7.71–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire(2016)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

ContractsDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Kartini: From Darkness to Light(2025)

★ 7.31–6 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

Action PointsArea MovementEnd Game Bonuses

Caylus 1303(2019)

★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

Action QueueEnd Game BonusesHidden Victory Points

Honey Buzz(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Enclosure + 6 more

Action RetrievalContractsEnclosure

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Disrupt(2023)

★ 6.91–4 players50 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Turn Order Until PassCommodity Speculation

Age of Bitcoin(2026)

★ 7.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Commodity SpeculationDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Suburbia(2012)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Auction: DutchCatch the LeaderEnd Game Bonuses

The White Castle(2023)

★ 8.01–4 players80 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Action DraftingArea MovementDice Rolling

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