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Gearworks(2018)

★ 6.7 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Games like Gearworks

Looking for games like Gearworks? 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 constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
80/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Smash Up: That '70s Expansion(2018)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Smash Up: Oops, You Did It Again(2018)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ghosts Love Candy(2016)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Campanile(1996)

★ 6.12–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceBetting and BluffingHand Management

Mandala(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSelection Order Bid

Galilean Moons(2020)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Day & Night(2007)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPattern Building

Rossio(2020)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Subastral(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Smash Up: Marvel(2021)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

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