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Lords of Worlds(2025)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 1.67
End Game BonusesGrid MovementHand Management

Games like Lords of Worlds

Looking for games like Lords of Worlds? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the chase to complete the right combinations 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra(2018)

★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesModular BoardOpen Drafting

Comet(2023)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesGrid MovementHand Management

Minerals(2019)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Grid MovementModular BoardPattern Building

Gaïa(2014)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

Azul: Summer Pavilion(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Botanik(2021)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Azul(2017)

★ 7.72–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

ChainingEnd Game BonusesGrid Coverage

Harmonies(2024)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

ChainingHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Kingdom Builder(2011)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingEnclosure

Dinner in Paris(2020)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingContracts

Sakkara(2007)

★ 5.92 players40 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

Nut Hunt(2023)

★ 7.01–5 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementHexagon Grid

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