SEED GAME#23543 BGG all-time

Node(2011)

★ 6.0 BGG2–4 players15 minWeight 1.50
Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureModular Board

Games like Node

Looking for games like Node? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Cartography(2015)

★ 6.12–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureModular Board

Winter(2022)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPattern Building

Saco de Ossos(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Polyssimo Challenge(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

ナナイロアジサイ (Ajisai)(2021)

★ 6.92–3 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Brothers(2018)

★ 6.22–4 players10 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

EnclosureModular BoardTile Placement

Light Rail(2014)

★ 6.22–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPattern Building

Rise!(2012)

★ 6.02 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementEnclosure

This Town Ain't Big Enough for the 2-4 of Us(2014)

★ 6.02–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

My First Carcassonne(2009)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

EnclosureModular BoardTile Placement

Veggies(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceLayeringPattern Building

Maya(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

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