SEED GAME#3664 BGG all-time

Gheos(2006)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.46
Area Majority / InfluenceCommodity SpeculationEnd Game Bonuses

Games like Gheos

Looking for games like Gheos? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Deus(2014)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceEnd Game Bonuses

Acquire(1963)

★ 7.42–6 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

ConnectionsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

7 Wonders Duel(2015)

★ 8.12 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesIncomeMelding and Splaying

The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth(2024)

★ 8.42 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementIncome

Court of the Dead: Mourners Call(2019)

★ 7.62–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingClosed Drafting

Inis(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action DraftingArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Ginkgopolis(2012)

★ 7.51–5 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingEnd Game Bonuses

Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala(2014)

★ 7.82–4 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Auction / BiddingConstrained BiddingEnd Game Bonuses

Caylus Magna Carta(2007)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
59/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Action QueueContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Iliad(2025)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Earth(2023)

★ 7.61–5 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesFollow

The Golden Ages(2014)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceEnd Game Bonuses

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