SEED GAME#703 BGG all-time

Madeira(2013)

★ 7.5 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 4.30
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingTurn Order: Pass Order

Games like Madeira

Looking for games like Madeira? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 1 & 2(2022)

★ 7.71–4 players80 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 3 & 4(2025)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 4.4
ISO Match
63/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Inventors of the South Tigris(2024)

★ 7.91–4 players90 minWeight 4.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Vinhos(2010)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
61/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceWorker Placement

Coffee Traders(2021)

★ 7.72–5 players120 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
61/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceContracts

Speakeasy(2025)

★ 8.51–4 players50 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
60/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Polis(2020)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
60/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

Sigismundus Augustus: Dei gratia rex Poloniae(2012)

★ 7.13–5 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
60/100

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ActingArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Bora Bora(2013)

★ 7.62–4 players60 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionWorker Placement

Die Macher(1986)

★ 7.63–5 players240 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
59/100

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AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

Scholars of the South Tigris(2023)

★ 8.01–4 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
59/100

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Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan(2019)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

ContractsDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

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