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Goons(2021)

★ 7.5 BGG2–4 players90 minWeight 2.50
Area Majority / InfluenceBetting and BluffingOpen Drafting

Games like Goons

Looking for games like Goons? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Automania(2015)

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

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Mercado de Lisboa(2021)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingTile Placement

Mobster Metropolis(2019)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Action QueueAuction / BiddingOpen Drafting

New Dawn(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action DraftingArea Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

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 Godfather: Corleone's Empire(2017)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Tang Garden(2019)

★ 7.31–4 players40 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Line of SightOpen DraftingSet Collection

Among the Stars(2012)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Closed DraftingOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Omen: A Reign of War(2011)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

HATE(2019)

★ 7.72–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

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