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Black Souls(2018)

★ 6.3 BGG1–6 players45 minWeight 2.00
Auction / BiddingModular BoardPattern Building

Games like Black Souls

Looking for games like Black Souls? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Minerals(2019)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Grid MovementModular BoardPattern Building

Einstein: His Amazing Life and Incomparable Science(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingPattern Building

Mozaika(2006)

★ 5.63–5 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementPattern Building

Fathom(2025)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Fantasy Frontier(2014)

★ 6.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPattern Building

Overworld(2019)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

EnclosureModular BoardPattern Building

Im Reich der Jadegöttin(2007)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardSet CollectionTile Placement

Goblin Vaults(2023)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementPattern Building

Mandrago(2016)

★ 7.02–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Hand ManagementMemoryModular Board

ECO: Coral Reef(2022)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardPattern Building

Nemeton(2018)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Grid MovementModular BoardSet Collection

Conspiracy: Abyss Universe(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

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