SEED GAME#17422 BGG all-time

Culls(1999)

★ 6.8 BGG2 players20 minWeight 2.40
Hexagon GridPattern Building

Games like Culls

Looking for games like Culls? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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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Yavalath(2007)

★ 7.12–3 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
81/100

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Hexagon GridPattern Building

Manalath(2018)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
81/100

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Hexagon GridPattern Building

Bug(2017)

★ 6.52 players10 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
80/100

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Hexagon GridPattern Building

Havannah(1980)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
77/100

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Hexagon GridPattern Building

GIPF(1996)

★ 7.12 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Grid MovementPattern Building

Circle of Life(2015)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHexagon GridPattern Building

Palago(2008)

★ 6.62 players15 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Hexagon GridPattern BuildingTile Placement

WaldMeister(2022)

★ 7.72 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Onager(2012)

★ 7.82 players20 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Grid MovementHexagon Grid

Majolica(2018)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Pattern Building

C-Cross(2015)

★ 7.52 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Pattern Building

Stone Garden(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Pattern BuildingTile Placement

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