Cook Islands(2024)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Quarantine(2013)
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Skulldug!(2015)
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Rifugio(2017)
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Carcassonne: Amazonas(2016)
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Teraforming(2006)
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Athos(1993)
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Tongiaki: Journey into the Unknown(2004)
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Tales of Tails(2024)
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River Woods(2025)
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