SEED GAME#2609 BGG all-time

Oltre Mare(2004)

★ 6.6 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.51
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Oltre Mare

Looking for games like Oltre Mare? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

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Mundus Novus(2011)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
81/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

TRÖK(2026)

★ 6.52–4 players40 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
78/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Everdell Farshore(2023)

★ 7.81–4 players40 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Ruthless(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Before the Wind(2007)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Photograph(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Valley of the Kings(2014)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Museum(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTrading

Everdell Emerland(2026)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Piepmatz: Little Songbirds(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Thurn and Taxis(2006)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Tanto Cuore: Oktoberfest(2016)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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