SEED GAME#8502 BGG all-time

Dark Seas(2015)

★ 6.2 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.96
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Games like Dark Seas

Looking for games like Dark Seas? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Goblins, Inc.(2012)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.4
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80/100

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Eruption(2011)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 2.0
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76/100

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Buck: Legacy (2nd Edition)(2014)

★ 7.62–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
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69/100

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Dice Crawl(2014)

★ 5.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
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68/100

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Heroes of Barcadia(2022)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 1.6
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68/100

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Garden Dice(2012)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.1
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68/100

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Five by Five(2024)

★ 7.61–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
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67/100

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Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest(2018)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.2
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67/100

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Hamunaptra: Aventures dans la Grande Pyramide(2010)

★ 5.42–8 players60 minWeight 2.2
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67/100

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Vikingar: The Conquest of Worlds(2017)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.9
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67/100

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BEEEEES!(2017)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.1
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67/100

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Saboteur: The Lost Mines(2018)

★ 6.33–9 playersWeight 2.0
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67/100

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