PAX(2011)
Games like PAX
Looking for games like PAX? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Subastral(2021)
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Alhambra: The Card Game(1992)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Shadow Moon Syndicates(2026)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Stellar(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Knarr(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Mandala(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Marvel: Remix(2022)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Morels(2012)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Photograph(2016)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Valley of the Kings(2014)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Omen: A Reign of War(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Dragonkeepers(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
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