SEED GAME#15785 BGG all-time

Breakthrough(2001)

★ 6.6 BGG2 players10 minWeight 2.50
Point to Point MovementSquare Grid

Games like Breakthrough

Looking for games like Breakthrough? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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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Mana(1988)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
81/100

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Point to Point MovementSquare Grid

Hokito(2020)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSquare Grid

Overboard(1977)

★ 5.72 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSquare Grid

Uisge(1983)

★ 6.02 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Pattern BuildingPoint to Point MovementSquare Grid

Blockade(1975)

★ 6.52 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSquare Grid

Penguin Soccer(2010)

★ 5.72 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSquare Grid

Mixtour(2012)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Square Grid

Grid MovementSquare Grid

Barragoon(2014)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Square Grid

Grid MovementSquare Grid

Ordo(2009)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Square Grid

Grid MovementSquare Grid

Philosophy(2023)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Square Grid

Square GridTile Placement

Epaminondas(1975)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Square Grid

Grid MovementSquare Grid

Triangoli(2017)

★ 7.32 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Point to Point Movement

Area Majority / InfluencePoint to Point Movement

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