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Chaturanga(550)

★ 6.0 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.35
Dice RollingGrid MovementPlayer Elimination

Games like Chaturanga

Looking for games like Chaturanga? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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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★ 6.62–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Terrace(1992)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
73/100

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Grid MovementPlayer EliminationSquare Grid

Laska(1911)

★ 6.52 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

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Grid MovementPlayer EliminationSquare Grid

Gridopolis(2018)

★ 6.92–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Grid MovementModular BoardPlayer Elimination

Frutti di Mare: Veni, Vidi, Antipasti!(2017)

★ 6.32–6 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Knockabout(2001)

★ 6.82 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Mothership: Tabletop Combat(2016)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementModular Board

LOKA: A Game of Elemental Strategy(2013)

★ 6.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

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32 Dice(2011)

★ 6.02 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Area MovementDice RollingGrid Movement

Tanks, but no thanks!(2018)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementPlayer Elimination

Zaberias(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementPlayer Elimination

Glyph Chess(2020)

★ 7.62 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

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