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Laga Jakarta(2016)

★ 7.3 BGG2–5 players30 minWeight 1.50
MancalaModular BoardOpen Drafting

Games like Laga Jakarta

Looking for games like Laga Jakarta? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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Salt & Sail(2021)

★ 6.32–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Monarch(2015)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Dork Tower(2003)

★ 5.92–6 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Gardens of Babylon(2019)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Modular BoardOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Hounded(2016)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

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MemoryModular BoardMovement Points

DeathBot Derby(2017)

★ 7.12–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

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Grid MovementModular BoardOpen Drafting

The Gardens(2022)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

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Modular BoardOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Battlecars(1983)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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Modular BoardPoint to Point MovementTake That

Naramata(2022)

★ 7.11–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Rail Raiders Infinite(2017)

★ 5.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardPoint to Point Movement

Humboldt's Great Voyage(2019)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Mancala + 2 more

MancalaOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Pests!(2017)

★ 6.72–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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