SEED GAME#4647 BGG all-time

Andromeda(1999)

★ 6.4 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.22
Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTrading

Games like Andromeda

Looking for games like Andromeda? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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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890 Anno Domini(2023)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Charon Inc.(2010)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingSet Collection

World's Fair 1893(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players35 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Ponzi Scheme(2015)

★ 7.13–5 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

LoansSet CollectionTrading

Royals(2014)

★ 7.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Museum(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTrading

Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players35 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Empyrean, Inc.(2004)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

Res Publica: 2230AD(2015)

★ 6.13–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionTrading

Caper(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Compounded(2013)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionTrading

Sovereign Skies(2020)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceRondel

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