SEED GAME#4208 BGG all-time

Entdecker(1996)

★ 6.4 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.25
Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Games like Entdecker

Looking for games like Entdecker? 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 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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Horizons(2018)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
77/100

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Rabbit Island: Explore, Build, Conquer(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Herr der Ziegen(2008)

★ 6.12–5 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Portão para o mundo, Lisboa(2015)

★ 6.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureModular Board

Lost Valley(2004)

★ 6.73–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Modular BoardPoint to Point MovementTile Placement

New World: A Carcassonne Game(2008)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Zarcana(1996)

★ 6.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Mykerinos(2006)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Carcassonne: The Discovery(2005)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Im Reich der Jadegöttin(2007)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Modular BoardSet CollectionTile Placement

Dragon Island(2017)

★ 6.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Modular BoardTile Placement

Im Wald da sind die Räuber(2008)

★ 6.02–4 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Modular BoardPick-up and DeliverTile Placement

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