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Genpei(2023)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.25
Area Majority / InfluenceChainingDeck Construction

Games like Genpei

Looking for games like Genpei? 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. 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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Misfit Heroes(2026)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Chaining + 1 more

ChainingDeck ConstructionHand Management

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceRondelTile Placement

Pillars of Fate(2025)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

With a Smile & a Gun(2021)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingRondel

Celtae(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementRondel

Sovereign Skies(2020)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceRondel

Iquazú(2017)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Kilauea(2025)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceRondel

Les Soeurs de l'Alliance(2025)

★ 7.91 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Deck Construction

Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Guilds of Cadwallon(2013)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Alicematic Heroes(2017)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

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