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HANIWA(2023)

★ 6.8 BGG1–4 players15 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Games like HANIWA

Looking for games like HANIWA? 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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Convert(2014)

★ 6.71–2 players10 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
79/100

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Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Nunami(2020)

★ 6.82–4 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Oziland(2018)

★ 6.82–6 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Cir*Kis(2009)

★ 5.22–4 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Rome: City of Marble(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Sanssouci(2013)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingTile Placement

Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceRondelTile Placement

Spring Meadow(2018)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Grid CoveragePattern BuildingTile Placement

Factory Fun(2006)

★ 6.82–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingReal-TimeTile Placement

The Ark of the Covenant(2003)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Diatoms(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingTile Placement

FYFE(2022)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement

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