SEED GAME#24337 BGG all-time

MasterIslands(2015)

★ 5.9 BGG2–4 players10 minWeight 1.50
Line DrawingModular BoardTeam-Based Game

Games like MasterIslands

Looking for games like MasterIslands? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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ISO Match
69/100

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★ 6.92 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Lost Woods(2015)

★ 6.61–6 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

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Trapwords(2018)

★ 7.04–8 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

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Paperbag Dungeon(2022)

★ 6.71–2 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

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The Climbers(2008)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Modular BoardRaceThree Dimensional Movement

Solstis(2024)

★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

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Snakes of Wrath(2022)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

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Node(2011)

★ 6.02–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

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Hextraction(2023)

★ 8.01–99 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

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Punto(2018)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Pattern BuildingTeam-Based GameTile Placement

Chartae(2019)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

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