SEED GAME#3078 BGG all-time

Formosa Tea(2019)

★ 7.4 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.42
ContractsEventsTech Trees / Tech Tracks

Games like Formosa Tea

Looking for games like Formosa Tea? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Dom Pierre(2022)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Action PointsContractsVariable Player Powers

Russian Railroads(2013)

★ 7.72–4 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Tech Trees / Tech Tracks + 1 more

End Game BonusesTech Trees / Tech TracksTurn Order: Claim Action

Come Together(2022)

★ 7.41–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Beyond the Sun(2020)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Whistle Mountain(2020)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Variable Player Powers + 1 more

Tile PlacementVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

İnkılâp(2024)

★ 7.82–5 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsIncomeNetwork and Route Building

Forestry(2025)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

Action PointsContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Circadians: First Light(2019)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsDice RollingEvents

Are you telling me this genius scientist can't get the first place?(2020)

★ 6.72–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Tech Trees / Tech Tracks + 2 more

Open DraftingOwnershipTech Trees / Tech Tracks

Rats of Wistar(2023)

★ 7.51–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsEventsHand Management

Leonardo da Vinci(2006)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingContracts

Viticulture(2013)

★ 7.52–6 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsHand ManagementIncome

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