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Glory Islands(2022)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMovement Points

Games like Glory Islands

Looking for games like Glory Islands? 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 and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Charioteer(2022)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementRaceSet Collection

Creature Caravan(2024)

★ 7.81–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardMovement Points

7 Wonders (Second Edition)(2020)

★ 7.83–7 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementNeighbor Scope

Hanamikoji(2013)

★ 7.52 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceForce CommitmentHand Management

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

The City(2011)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMulti-Use Cards

Los Tesoros del Rey Pirata(2017)

★ 7.32–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementSet Collection

Schotten Totten(1999)

★ 7.32 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementMelding and Splaying

Knarr(2023)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest(2022)

★ 7.41–6 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action QueueHand ManagementSelection Order Bid

Mandala(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSelection Order Bid

Morgan's Magic Map(2023)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementSet Collection

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