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Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon(2019)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.27
Area Majority / InfluenceRondelTile Placement

Games like Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon

Looking for games like Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

Celtae(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementRondel

The Ark of the Covenant(2003)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Rome: City of Marble(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Kheops(2008)

★ 5.92 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Carcassonne: The Castle(2003)

★ 7.12 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesTile Placement

Carcassonne: The City(2004)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Carcassonne: Winter Edition(2012)

★ 7.52–5 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

HANIWA(2023)

★ 6.81–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Thera(2022)

★ 6.91–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Rondel + 1 more

RondelSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players35 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Carcassonne: Gold Rush(2014)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceMap AdditionTile Placement

Walnut Grove(2011)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Rondel + 1 more

RondelTile PlacementWorker Placement

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