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CoLab(2024)

★ 7.1 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.94
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Games like CoLab

Looking for games like CoLab? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Lorenzo il Magnifico(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

The Taverns of Tiefenthal(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingOpen Drafting

Under Falling Skies: A 9-Card Solo Game(2019)

★ 7.31 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRe-rolling and Locking

The Voyages of Marco Polo(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players40 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Yokohama(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesGrid Movement

Glory: A Game of Knights(2021)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Rajas of the Ganges(2017)

★ 7.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

ConnectionsDice RollingRace

Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon(2021)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Stone Age(2008)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Biotopes(2023)

★ 7.81–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game BonusesHexagon Grid

Grand Austria Hotel(2015)

★ 8.02–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Action DraftingContractsDice Rolling

Saltfjord(2024)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesIncome

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