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NewSpeak(2021)

★ 5.8 BGG3–6 players30 minWeight 1.67
Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Games like NewSpeak

Looking for games like NewSpeak? 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 carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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

Four Humours(2022)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeductionModular Board

The Quick and the Undead(2020)

★ 6.61–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluencePush Your LuckSecret Unit Deployment

Agents Secrets(2014)

★ 6.06–12 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 2 more

Role PlayingSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

Android: Infiltration(2012)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

Sonar Family(2018)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 2 more

Grid MovementHidden MovementLine Drawing

RagnaRok Star(2021)

★ 7.32–4 players35 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionNetwork and Route BuildingProgrammed Movement

Pearladöra(2003)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Animals Frightening Night!(2013)

★ 6.14–10 players5 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

ActingHidden RolesPush Your Luck

Cultured Swines(2026)

★ 9.44–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceBids As WagersCommunication Limits

Medieval Academy(2014)

★ 6.92–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingHand Management

Hornet(2010)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

Whitehall Mystery(2017)

★ 7.52–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Hidden MovementMemoryPoint to Point Movement

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