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Forests of Pangaia(2023)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.37
Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingSet Collection

Games like Forests of Pangaia

Looking for games like Forests of Pangaia? 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

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Conquest of Speros(2015)

★ 5.72–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Asara(2010)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Wasabi!(2008)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Ulm(2016)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceBiasSet Collection

Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureSet Collection

Shitenno(2011)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceI Cut, You ChooseSet Collection

Lawyer Up(2021)

★ 6.81–2 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingPattern Building

The Valley of Alchemists(2019)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingSet Collection

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Prowler's Passage(2018)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingSet Collection

Aristocracy(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

Slavika: Equinox(2014)

★ 6.52–5 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

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