SEED GAME#4679 BGG all-time

Hex(1942)

★ 6.7 BGG2 playersWeight 3.02
ChainingConnectionsHexagon Grid

Games like Hex

Looking for games like Hex? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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

Cascadero(2024)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

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ChainingConnectionsHexagon Grid

Sinoda(2024)

★ 8.72–6 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hexagon Grid

Grid MovementHexagon GridPoint to Point Movement

Havannah(1980)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hexagon Grid

Hexagon GridPattern Building

Hermetica(2018)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hexagon Grid

Action PointsGrid MovementHexagon Grid

ConHex(2002)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Connections

Area Majority / InfluenceConnectionsPattern Building

*Star(1999)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Connections

Connections

The Game of Y(1953)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Connections

ConnectionsPaper-and-Pencil

Polaris(2025)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Connections

Area Majority / InfluenceConnectionsHand Management

Gonnect(2000)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Chaining

ChainingEnclosurePattern Building

Ayu(2011)

★ 7.92 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Chaining + 1 more

ChainingConnectionsPoint to Point Movement

Unlur(2002)

★ 7.52 players20 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Connections + 1 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Turn Order Until PassConnections

Terra Nova(2022)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Chaining + 1 more

ChainingHexagon GridNetwork and Route Building

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