SEED GAME#8236 BGG all-time

Mound Builders(2014)

★ 7.2 BGG1 playersWeight 2.63
Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Games like Mound Builders

Looking for games like Mound Builders? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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Gift of the Nile: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt(2024)

★ 7.61 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
82/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Field Commander: Alexander(2009)

★ 7.11 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingMinimap Resolution

First Crusade 1097–1099(2016)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44(2018)

★ 8.21–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingSimulation

The Doomed: Apocalyptic Horror Hunting(2023)

★ 8.71–2 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more

Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Field Commander: Rommel(2008)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Plains Indian Wars(2022)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Phantom Fury(2011)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementChit-Pull SystemDice Rolling

NATO Air Commander(2018)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Fleet Commander: Nimitz – The WWII Pacific Ocean Solitaire Strategy Game(2014)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Dawn of the Zeds(2011)

★ 7.41 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

The Hardest Days(2011)

★ 7.51 players240 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingHexagon Grid

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