SEED GAME#12231 BGG all-time

Carpe Astra(2008)

★ 5.9 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.60
Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Games like Carpe Astra

Looking for games like Carpe Astra? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in 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

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Cannes: Stars, Scripts and Screens(2002)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Metromania(2006)

★ 5.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Tom Tube(2003)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Network and Route BuildingPoint to Point MovementTile Placement

Attika(2003)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Map AdditionModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Gobi(2018)

★ 6.42–4 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Zaibatsu(2010)

★ 7.02–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardTile Placement

Horizons(2018)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Mechanica(2020)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

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BiasNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

The Swarm(2008)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Network and Route BuildingOpen DraftingTile Placement

Advanced Space Crusade(1990)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardTile Placement

Minigolf Designer(2020)

★ 7.81–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Modular BoardTile Placement

Big City(1999)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Hand ManagementModular BoardTile Placement

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