SEED GAME#6140 BGG all-time

Amazons(1992)

★ 7.2 BGG2 playersWeight 2.82
EnclosureGrid MovementSquare Grid

Games like Amazons

Looking for games like Amazons? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on 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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KuniUmi(2020)

★ 7.22 players10 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
76/100

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EnclosureSquare GridTile Placement

The Duke(2013)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementPattern MovementSquare Grid

Pueblo(2002)

★ 7.02–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

EnclosureLine of SightSquare Grid

Element: Silver(2019)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Enclosure + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

Element(2017)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

Hyle(1979)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementPattern BuildingSquare Grid

Tak(2017)

★ 7.62 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementNetwork and Route BuildingSquare Grid

Kamisado(2008)

★ 7.02 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementSlide / PushSquare Grid

Fendo(2014)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

Othello(1883)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

EnclosureSquare GridTile Placement

Entrapment(1999)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Enclosure + 1 more

EnclosureSquare Grid

Lines of Action(1969)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementPattern BuildingSquare Grid

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