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Legendary Inventors(2016)

★ 6.3 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.02
Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

Games like Legendary Inventors

Looking for games like Legendary Inventors? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Phalanxx(2016)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Gearworks(2018)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Caper: Europe(2022)

★ 7.62 players25 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingSet Collection

Mandala(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSelection Order Bid

It's Mine(2015)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Smash Up: That '70s Expansion(2018)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Subastral(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Smash Up: Oops, You Did It Again(2018)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Chronicle(2009)

★ 6.83–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 1 more

Action RetrievalSet CollectionTake That

Smash Up: Marvel(2021)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Smash Up: Disney Edition(2022)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

PAX(2011)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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