SEED GAME#565 BGG all-time

Mandala(2019)

★ 7.4 BGG2 players20 minWeight 1.78
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSelection Order Bid

Games like Mandala

Looking for games like Mandala? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Flowers(2024)

★ 6.12–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Subastral(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Stickers(2024)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementLegacy Game

PAX(2011)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Patrician: Towers of Influence(2024)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Gates of Delirium(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

ORC(2017)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Rise of Cthulhu(2015)

★ 6.52 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Alhambra: The Card Game(1992)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Illimat(2017)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet Collection

Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Middle Empire(2015)

★ 6.02–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

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