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Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes(2017)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.11
Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureSet Collection

Games like Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes

Looking for games like Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes? 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 the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

Maya(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
77/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Qin(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Horus(2008)

★ 5.92–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

890 Anno Domini(2023)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

This Belongs in a Museum(2017)

★ 5.82–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players35 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Renature(2020)

★ 7.12–4 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Arkadia(2006)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionStock Holding

Element(2017)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

Cartography(2015)

★ 6.12–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureModular Board

Wasabi!(2008)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Extrablatt(1991)

★ 7.03–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionSimulation

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