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Chickwood Forest(2017)

★ 6.8 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.10
Area Majority / InfluenceBetting and BluffingI Cut, You Choose

Games like Chickwood Forest

Looking for games like Chickwood Forest? 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 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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DragonFlame(2014)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
84/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceBetting and BluffingI Cut, You Choose

It's a Wonderful Kingdom(2021)

★ 7.11–2 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 3 more

Betting and BluffingI Cut, You ChooseOpen Drafting

Hanamikoji(2013)

★ 7.52 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceForce CommitmentHand Management

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Dragonrealm(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Subastral(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Eight-Minute Empire(2012)

★ 6.52–5 players8 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction: Dutch

Caper(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Pacific Ocean(2023)

★ 6.91–3 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 3 more

Betting and BluffingI Cut, You ChooseOpen Drafting

Duelosaur Island(2018)

★ 7.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares I Cut, You Choose + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementI Cut, You Choose

Fantasy Realms(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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