SEED GAME#5412 BGG all-time

An Age Contrived(2024)

★ 6.8 BGG1–5 playersWeight 3.50
Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesPoint to Point Movement

Games like An Age Contrived

Looking for games like An Age Contrived? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Chichén Itzá(2025)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

The Voyages of Marco Polo(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players40 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

D.E.I.: Divide et Impera(2022)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementEnd Game Bonuses

Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down(2018)

★ 7.83–5 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenModular Board

Terra Mystica(2012)

★ 8.02–5 players60 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ChainingEnd Game BonusesHexagon Grid

Beyond the Sun(2020)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Nova Roma(2024)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Path of Light and Shadow(2017)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Stronghold: 2nd edition(2015)

★ 7.42 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePoint to Point Movement

Stronghold(2009)

★ 7.12–4 players120 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePoint to Point Movement

Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon(2021)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Federation(2022)

★ 7.82–4 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesVariable Set-up

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