SEED GAME#3108 BGG all-time

Pantheon(2011)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.76
Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Games like Pantheon

Looking for games like Pantheon? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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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Santa Maria(2017)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 3 more

Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails(2016)

★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

ConnectionsHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Taj Mahal(2000)

★ 7.32–5 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Turn Order Until PassHand Management

Thurn and Taxis(2006)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Tribune: Primus Inter Pares(2007)

★ 7.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Alien Artifacts(2017)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

China(2005)

★ 7.03–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Omen: A Reign of War(2011)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Valley of the Kings: Afterlife(2015)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

7 Wonders (Second Edition)(2020)

★ 7.83–7 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementNeighbor Scope

Valley of the Kings: Last Rites(2016)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

51st State: Master Set(2016)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

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