SEED GAME#19061 BGG all-time

Mount Tai(2019)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 3.00
ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Games like Mount Tai

Looking for games like Mount Tai? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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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Flatiron(2024)

★ 7.51–2 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

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Dreadful Meadows(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsMarketSolo / Solitaire Game

Shipyard(2009)

★ 7.32–4 players120 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Suna Valo(2024)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Action DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Emberleaf(2025)

★ 7.81–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsKill StealSet Collection

Shipyard (Second Edition)(2023)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Suburbia(2012)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Auction: DutchCatch the LeaderEnd Game Bonuses

The Pursuit of Happiness(2015)

★ 7.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesIncomeOpen Drafting

Clans of Caledonia(2017)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Commodity SpeculationContractsHexagon Grid

The Red Cathedral(2020)

★ 7.71–4 players80 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsDice Rolling

Magnate: The First City(2021)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Action PointsAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Hamlet: The Village Building Game(2022)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

MarketModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

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