Merchants of Sky Islands(2024)
Games like Merchants of Sky Islands
Looking for games like Merchants of Sky Islands? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — 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.
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Rivality(2023)
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Oceania(2004)
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Carcassonne: Winter Edition(2012)
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Claim Kingdoms(2018)
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The Ark of the Covenant(2003)
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Pollen(2023)
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Carcassonne: The Discovery(2005)
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Virgin Seas(2016)
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Carcassonne für 2(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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