Pax Illuminaten(2024)
Games like Pax Illuminaten
Looking for games like Pax Illuminaten? 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 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Louis XIV(2005)
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Zapotec(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Rewild: South America(2025)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Legacy: Gears of Time(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
The Warp(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Key Market(2010)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
A Handful of Stars(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Hamlet: The Village Building Game(2022)
Shares Market + 3 more
Space Race(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Star Wars Customizable Card Game(1995)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Darwin's Choice(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Blackout: Hong Kong(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
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