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Expedition Luxor(2018)

★ 5.9 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 1.25
Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementTile Placement

Games like Expedition Luxor

Looking for games like Expedition Luxor? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — 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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Cubeo(2016)

★ 6.72 players5 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
80/100

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Hatflings!(2016)

★ 6.52 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementTile Placement

King's Ransom(2013)

★ 7.12 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
73/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Glüx(2016)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementSquare Grid

Flowerpower(2001)

★ 6.61–2 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

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Saco de Ossos(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Furry Foodies(2019)

★ 6.92–4 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementModular BoardTile Placement

Polyssimo Challenge(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Kiwara(2018)

★ 6.82 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSquare GridTile Placement

ナナイロアジサイ (Ajisai)(2021)

★ 6.92–3 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Nexus(2001)

★ 6.22–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Drôles de Zèbres(2004)

★ 6.22 players23 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSquare GridTile Placement

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