SEED GAME#781 BGG all-time

Cacao(2015)

★ 7.1 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 1.83
Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Games like Cacao

Looking for games like Cacao? 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 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

Dinner in Paris(2020)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingContracts

Llamaland(2021)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesIncome

Akropolis(2022)

★ 7.51–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Auction: DutchEnd Game BonusesLayering

China(2005)

★ 7.03–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Forest Shuffle(2023)

★ 7.72–5 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementLayering

Gunkimono(2018)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

EnclosureHand ManagementLayering

Hokkaido(2018)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

King Chocolate(2015)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Action PointsHand ManagementIncome

Gaïa(2014)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

Mystic Vale(2016)

★ 7.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Citrus(2013)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureEnd Game Bonuses

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