SEED GAME#5408 BGG all-time

Kaivai(2005)

★ 7.0 BGG3–4 playersWeight 3.74
Action PointsArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Games like Kaivai

Looking for games like Kaivai? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Struggle of Empires(2004)

★ 7.52–7 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization(2006)

★ 7.82–4 players120 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsAuction / BiddingAuction: Dutch

Río de la Plata(2010)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Age of Muskets Volume I: Tomb for an Empire(2008)

★ 7.32–6 players20 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementArea-Impulse

Dinosaur World(2021)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingIncomeMovement Points

Age of Renaissance(1996)

★ 7.13–6 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementAuction / BiddingSimulation

The Princes of Florence(2000)

★ 7.51–5 players75 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Auction / BiddingEnd Game BonusesGrid Coverage

Age of Conan: The Strategy Board Game(2009)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Urban Sprawl(2011)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceOpen Drafting

The Capitals(2013)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsOpen DraftingTile Placement

Glorantha: The Gods War(2019)

★ 7.83–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Cuba Libre(2013)

★ 7.71–4 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

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