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Cook Islands(2024)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 1.75
Action PointsMap AdditionTile Placement

Games like Cook Islands

Looking for games like Cook Islands? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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Carcassonne: Gold Rush(2014)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Map Addition + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceMap AdditionTile Placement

Expedition: Northwest Passage – HMS Terror Edition(2013)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsMap AdditionSet Collection

Castle Dukes(2017)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsTile Placement

Quarantine(2013)

★ 6.02–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsTile Placement

Skulldug!(2015)

★ 6.51–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsDice RollingTile Placement

Rifugio(2017)

★ 6.42–5 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsGrid MovementSet Collection

Carcassonne: Amazonas(2016)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Map Addition + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceMap AdditionTile Placement

Teraforming(2006)

★ 4.72–4 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsHand ManagementTile Placement

Athos(1993)

★ 5.62–4 players45 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsTile Placement

Tongiaki: Journey into the Unknown(2004)

★ 6.22–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Map Addition + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceMap AdditionPoint to Point Movement

Tales of Tails(2024)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Map Addition + 1 more

Map AdditionPush Your LuckSet Collection

River Woods(2025)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsContractsHexagon Grid

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