SEED GAME#24938 BGG all-time

Pentantastar(1983)

★ 5.7 BGG2–4 players120 minWeight 2.17
Area MovementPick-up and Deliver

Games like Pentantastar

Looking for games like Pentantastar? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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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Recicle: Tempos de Crise(2010)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementPick-up and Deliver

Dracula: Walpurgis Night(2022)

★ 7.02–4 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementPick-up and DeliverPush Your Luck

Greyhawk Adventures: Wars(1991)

★ 6.02–6 players180 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementDice Rolling

Die Schlacht um Thors Kliff(2022)

★ 8.72–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingGrid Movement

General Orders: World War II(2023)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementWorker Placement

General Orders: Sengoku Jidai(2025)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementWorker Placement

Ivor the Engine(2014)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Waters of Nereus(2019)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge(2006)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementDice Rolling

Classic Warlord(2012)

★ 7.22–7 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement

Area Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Pocket Battles: Celts vs. Romans(2009)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementDice Rolling

Caretos(2020)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementPoint to Point Movement

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