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Joraku(2015)

★ 7.2 BGG3–4 players30 minWeight 2.25
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Games like Joraku

Looking for games like Joraku? 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 read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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

Sardegna(2005)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Reconquista(2018)

★ 7.03–4 players80 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Autokrator(2012)

★ 6.22–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Politrickers(2024)

★ 6.93–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementNegotiation

ApocalypZe Card Game(2014)

★ 5.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Origin(2013)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Kitara(2020)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Patrician: Towers of Influence(2024)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Utsuke(2024)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPredictive BidTrick-taking

Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition(2022)

★ 7.42–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

EnclosureHand ManagementPredictive Bid

Conquest of Speros(2015)

★ 5.72–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Web of Power(2000)

★ 7.33–5 players50 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

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