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Maya(2019)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.75
Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Games like Maya

Looking for games like Maya? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureSet Collection

Cornwall(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

ナナイロアジサイ (Ajisai)(2021)

★ 6.92–3 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

This Town Ain't Big Enough for the 2-4 of Us(2014)

★ 6.02–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Mise: Kolonizace(2016)

★ 5.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

GrandBois(2019)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingTile Placement

Rabbit Island: Explore, Build, Conquer(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Forbidden City(2018)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Qin(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Carcassonne: Winter Edition(2012)

★ 7.52–5 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Carcassonne: Gold Rush(2014)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceMap AdditionTile Placement

Blokus 3D(2003)

★ 6.82–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Enclosure + 1 more

EnclosureHand ManagementTile Placement

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