SEED GAME#3425 BGG all-time

Asking for Trobils(2015)

★ 7.0 BGG2–7 playersWeight 2.04
Pick-up and DeliverWorker Placement

Games like Asking for Trobils

Looking for games like Asking for Trobils? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Clockworker(2020)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Worker Placement

Red Outpost(2019)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceWorker Placement

How to Serve Man(2016)

★ 6.42–6 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Hand ManagementWorker Placement

Ruhrschifffahrt 1769-1890(2012)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Pick-up and DeliverWorker Placement

Code of Nine(2012)

★ 6.43–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Worker Placement

S.P.I.V.'s(1986)

★ 5.52–6 players90 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
61/100

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Action PointsPick-up and Deliver

Cities of Venus: Lost Contact(2025)

★ 6.52–6 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
61/100

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Agricola: Family Edition(2016)

★ 7.01–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

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Automatic Resource GrowthWorker Placement

General Orders: World War II(2023)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
61/100

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Area MovementWorker Placement

New Bedford(2016)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

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Worker Placement

Darwinauts(2022)

★ 6.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

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Set CollectionTile PlacementWorker Placement

Cytosis: A Cell Biology Board Game(2017)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

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Set CollectionWorker Placement

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