SEED GAME#21430 BGG all-time

Kings of Artifice(2013)

★ 6.1 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.80
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceEnclosure

Games like Kings of Artifice

Looking for games like Kings of Artifice? 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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Mexica(2002)

★ 7.22–4 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceContracts

BOX(2017)

★ 5.32–6 players15 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosurePattern Building

Creepers(2009)

★ 6.32 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePattern Building

Strasbourg(2011)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingAuction: Once Around

Reef Gardens(2025)

★ 6.82–4 players50 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureOpen Drafting

Winter Kingdom(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingEnclosure

Torres(1999)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCatch the Leader

Day & Night(2007)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPattern Building

Archmage(2018)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePattern Building

HATE(2019)

★ 7.72–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

Helvetia(2011)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Element(2017)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

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