Hotel Samoa(2010)
Games like Hotel Samoa
Looking for games like Hotel Samoa? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Chocolatl(2010)
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Festival of a Thousand Cats(2016)
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Tulipmania 1637(2009)
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Business(1998)
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Timbuktu(1993)
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Speculation(1992)
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La Habana(2009)
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