SEED GAME#20076 BGG all-time

Mandrago(2016)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 2.00
Hand ManagementMemoryModular Board

Games like Mandrago

Looking for games like Mandrago? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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

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Constellations(2017)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

Verbàlia, el joc(2010)

★ 6.11–40 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMemorySet Collection

Sakkara(2007)

★ 5.92 players40 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

duck! duck! SAFARI!(2009)

★ 6.02–5 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMemorySet Collection

Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Blue Moon City(2006)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHand Management

Gaïa(2014)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

Midgard(2007)

★ 6.63–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

Abyss(2014)

★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementMemory

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Auction / BiddingEnclosureHand Management

Kazaam(2008)

★ 6.32–5 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Action PointsHand ManagementMemory

ECO: Coral Reef(2022)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardPattern Building

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