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Ichor(2025)

★ 7.3 BGG2 playersWeight 1.94
Grid MovementOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesPattern Movement

Games like Ichor

Looking for games like Ichor? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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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★ 7.32–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Santorini: Pantheon Edition(2025)

★ 8.52–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

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Onitama(2014)

★ 7.32 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

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Valkyries(2024)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Santorini: Second Edition(2025)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMap ReductionRace

Santorini(2004)

★ 7.22–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementSquare GridThree Dimensional Movement

That Time You Killed Me(2021)

★ 7.32 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementKing of the HillMultiple Maps

RUN(2023)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

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Iliad(2025)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Once-Per-Game Abilities + 1 more

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Santorini: New York(2020)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementRace

Paso del Brahmán(2022)

★ 7.92 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Area MovementGrid CoverageGrid Movement

Tally Ho!(1973)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

End Game BonusesGrid MovementSquare Grid

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