SEED GAME#11981 BGG all-time

Nine Worlds(2016)

★ 6.4 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 2.38
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementVariable Player Powers

Games like Nine Worlds

Looking for games like Nine Worlds? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

Death Note: Confrontation(2018)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementVariable Player Powers

Barony: Royal Edition(2025)

★ 7.92–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementModular Board

Omen: Edge of the Aegean(2016)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

The Legend of Korra: Pro-Bending Arena(2018)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Songs of Far Shores: Omen Game 1(2024)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Small World Underground(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Royal Defense(2016)

★ 7.72–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementGrid MovementVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Minotaur Lords(2004)

★ 6.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Star Breach(2018)

★ 8.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

O Vale dos Monstros(2011)

★ 6.72–5 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Rise and Fall(1989)

★ 6.61–6 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

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