Ahoy(2022)
Games like Ahoy
Looking for games like Ahoy? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Northgard: Uncharted Lands(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Islebound(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Brew(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
The Others(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
HATE(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Materia Prima: The Alchemists Guild(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Infinities: Defiance of Fate(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
The Oracle of Delphi(2016)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Under the Shadow of the Dragon(2004)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Nerthania: Collapsing World(2025)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Dragonsgate College(2017)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Wonderland's War(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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