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Hokusai(2022)
Games like Hokusai
Looking for games like Hokusai? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds 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.
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Wishland(2021)
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Cape May(2021)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
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Everbloom(2025)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
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Hansa(2004)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
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Great Western Trail: El Paso(2025)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more
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Dice Settlers(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
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Life of the Amazonia(2023)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more
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Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game(2012)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more
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La Pâtisserie Rococo(2026)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
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Amygdala(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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Samurai(1998)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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Reef Project(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
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