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Masai(2022)

★ 7.9 BGG2–4 players25 minWeight 2.40
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Games like Masai

Looking for games like Masai? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Alien Frontiers(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
75/100

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Space Base(2018)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingRandom Production

Dragon Rampage(2012)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Yspahan(2006)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Action DraftingArea Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

Rome: Rise to Power(2015)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Pioneer Days(2017)

★ 7.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

La Granja: No Siesta(2016)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingPaper-and-Pencil

With a Smile & a Gun(2021)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingRondel

A Column of Fire(2017)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Space Cantina(2016)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingWorker Placement

Castle Dice(2013)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Lindisfarne(2018)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

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