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Iliad(2025)

★ 7.7 BGG2 playersWeight 2.06
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Games like Iliad

Looking for games like Iliad? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

Azure(2026)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Samurai(1998)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Hens(2023)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Cóatl(2020)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

ContractsHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Gaïa(2014)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

Village Green(2020)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 5 more

Hand ManagementMatchingOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Sellswords(2014)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingTile Placement

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Forever Home(2023)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Azul: Summer Pavilion(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

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