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Deities(2022)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.33
Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionSquare Grid

Games like Deities

Looking for games like Deities? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Arkadia(2006)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionStock Holding

Medina (Second Edition)(2014)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid CoverageSquare Grid

Urbania(2012)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Monopolis(2022)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionSquare Grid

890 Anno Domini(2023)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players35 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureSet Collection

Rome: City of Marble(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

The Penguin Ultimatum(2003)

★ 6.22–4 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Imhotep(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Carcassonne: The Castle(2003)

★ 7.12 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesTile Placement

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