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Khlor(2025)

★ 7.5 BGG1–5 players20 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceLayeringMap Reduction

Games like Khlor

Looking for games like Khlor? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — 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

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★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Columba(2012)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceLayeringTeam-Based Game

Element(2017)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

Gartenbau(2022)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Layering + 1 more

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Element: Silver(2019)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

Patterns(2023)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementConnections

Akros(2020)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Kilt Castle(2016)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTile Placement

Exxit(2006)

★ 6.92 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHexagon Grid

The Gardens of the Alhambra(1993)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Stratopolis(2012)

★ 6.82 players10 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceLayering

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