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Jester(2015)

★ 7.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.18
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Games like Jester

Looking for games like Jester? 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 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

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Gùgōng(2018)

★ 7.41–5 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Guilds of London(2016)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Patrician(2007)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Kings Progress(2005)

★ 6.43–5 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementSet Collection

Louis XIV(2005)

★ 7.02–4 players75 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Patrician: Towers of Influence(2024)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Illumination(2021)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePoint to Point MovementSet Collection

History of the World(1991)

★ 7.13–6 players135 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Il Principe(2005)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Monuments: Wonders of Antiquity(2008)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Riichi Mahjong(1920)

★ 8.33–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Betting and BluffingHand ManagementSet Collection

Ninjato(2011)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

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