SEED GAME#25480 BGG all-time

Mattock(2020)

★ 5.6 BGG2 players5 minWeight 2.00
ConnectionsHexagon GridMap Addition

Games like Mattock

Looking for games like Mattock? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in 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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U.S. Telegraph(2018)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Connections + 4 more

ConnectionsHexagon GridMap Addition

Blue Lagoon(2018)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Connections + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingConnections

Through the Desert(1998)

★ 7.22–5 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Connections + 3 more

ChainingConnectionsEnclosure

Runes: The Game(2025)

★ 7.82–5 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more

Action / EventDice RollingHexagon Grid

Land vs Sea(2021)

★ 7.02–4 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more

ChainingEnclosureHexagon Grid

Streetcar Suburb(2022)

★ 7.72 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

ConnectionsCrayon Rail SystemHexagon Grid

Steam Power(2025)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Connections + 4 more

ChainingConnectionsContracts

Patterns(2023)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementConnections

Cascadia(2021)

★ 7.91–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

End Game BonusesHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Dragon Castle(2017)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Pattern Recognition + 2 more

End Game BonusesLayeringOpen Drafting

Havalandi(2023)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

ConnectionsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Samurai(1998)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

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