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Candamir: The First Settlers(2004)

★ 6.2 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.23
Action PointsGrid MovementSet Collection

Games like Candamir: The First Settlers

Looking for games like Candamir: The First Settlers? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Nemeton(2018)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementModular BoardSet Collection

Relic Runners(2013)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Network and Route BuildingPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Mythic Mischief(2022)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsGrid MovementVariable Player Powers

Mythic Mischief Vol. II(2024)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsGrid MovementVariable Player Powers

Space Hulk (Second Edition)(1996)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Krosmaster: Arena(2012)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel(1993)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsGrid MovementModular Board

Explorers of the North Sea(2016)

★ 7.31–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

King & Assassins(2013)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsGrid MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Terror Below(2019)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Mystery Express(2010)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementMemory

The World of Smog: On Her Majesty's Service(2015)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsAuction / BiddingSet Collection

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