North Sea Oil(1974)
Games like North Sea Oil
Looking for games like North Sea Oil? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Mine!(1993)
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New England(2003)
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Mentalis(1977)
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Poseidon's Kingdom(2011)
Shares Memory + 1 more
Hotel Samoa(2010)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more
QE(2019)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more
La Pirámide del Faraón(2013)
Shares Memory + 1 more
Peloponnes(2009)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more
London Markets(2016)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more
20th Century(2010)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more
Head of Mousehold(2017)
Shares Memory + 1 more
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