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GrandBois(2019)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.79
Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingTile Placement

Games like GrandBois

Looking for games like GrandBois? 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 spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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Sellswords(2014)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingTile Placement

De Stijl(2014)

★ 5.82–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingTile Placement

Maya(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Rabbit Island: Explore, Build, Conquer(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Forbidden City(2018)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

The Tree Lined Avenue(2019)

★ 6.52–4 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingTile Placement

Carcassonne: Winter Edition(2012)

★ 7.52–5 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Carcassonne: Gold Rush(2014)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceMap AdditionTile Placement

Micropolis(2018)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTile Placement

New World: A Carcassonne Game(2008)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Carcassonne für 2(2017)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

New York 1901(2015)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesOpen Drafting

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