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Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.7 BGG1–6 playersWeight 2.31
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Games like Ethnos: 2nd Edition

Looking for games like Ethnos: 2nd Edition? 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 squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

Omen: Heir to the Dunes(2020)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

The Court of Xiang Chi(2015)

★ 6.91 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Wingspan Pocket(2026)

★ 7.91–5 players25 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen Drafting

Drifting Lands(2020)

★ 6.62–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMap Deformation

Tower of London(2017)

★ 5.93–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Web of Power(2000)

★ 7.33–5 players50 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Omen: A Reign of War(2011)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Piepmatz: Little Songbirds(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River(2025)

★ 6.92 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Animal Kingdoms(2020)

★ 7.01–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Shadow Moon Syndicates(2026)

★ 7.92–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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