SEED GAME#1401 BGG all-time

Forum Trajanum(2018)

★ 7.2 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 3.45
Square GridTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Games like Forum Trajanum

Looking for games like Forum Trajanum? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Alien City(2002)

★ 7.12 players40 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Square Grid + 1 more

Modular BoardSquare GridTile Placement

Whistle Mountain(2020)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Tile Placement + 1 more

Tile PlacementVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Dungeon Bowl: The Game of Subterranean Blood Bowl Mayhem(2021)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Tile Placement + 1 more

Dice RollingTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Viceroys(1986)

★ 6.51–7 players240 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Square Grid + 1 more

Grid MovementSquare GridVariable Player Powers

Pacru(2004)

★ 6.62–4 players45 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Square Grid + 1 more

Square GridTile Placement

Oros(2023)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Square Grid + 1 more

Grid MovementSquare GridTile Placement

Small City: Deluxe Edition(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Square Grid + 1 more

RondelSolo / Solitaire GameSquare Grid

Medina(2001)

★ 7.03–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Square Grid + 1 more

Grid CoverageSquare GridTile Placement

Dilluvia Project(2015)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Tile Placement

Tile PlacementWorker Placement

Caçadores da Galáxia(2015)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Tile Placement + 1 more

Modular BoardTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Raising Chicago(2025)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Tile Placement

InvestmentTile Placement

Urban Sprawl(2011)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Square Grid + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceOpen Drafting

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