SEED GAME#15682 BGG all-time

Ants!(2009)

★ 6.0 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 2.22
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Games like Ants!

Looking for games like Ants!? 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 carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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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Marabunta(2023)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

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Victory in the Pacific(1977)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Admirals' War: World War II at Sea(2019)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Leningrad '41(2017)

★ 8.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Risk: Game of Thrones(2015)

★ 6.62–7 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Risk: StarCraft Collector's Edition(2012)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Norway 1940(2018)

★ 7.32–8 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Risk: The Walking Dead – Survival Edition(2013)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Risk: Édition Napoléon(1999)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Grand Imperialism(1978)

★ 7.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Risk: The Lord of the Rings(2002)

★ 5.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation(1980)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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