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Pili: The New Challengers(2024)

★ 7.7 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 3.00
Action DraftingFollowHidden Movement

Games like Pili: The New Challengers

Looking for games like Pili: The New Challengers? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options. 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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Puerto Rico(2002)

★ 7.93–5 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Drafting + 2 more

Action DraftingEnd Game BonusesFollow

Hellas(2016)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Drafting + 1 more

Action DraftingFollowHexagon Grid

Yamataï(2017)

★ 7.22–4 players40 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Action Drafting + 1 more

Action DraftingContractsIncrease Value of Unchosen Resources

New Frontiers(2018)

★ 7.42–5 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Action Drafting + 2 more

Action DraftingFollowIncrease Value of Unchosen Resources

Siberian Manhunt(2025)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Hidden Movement

Action PointsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Beast(2023)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Action Drafting + 1 more

Action DraftingClosed DraftingHand Management

Fury of Dracula (Second Edition)(2005)

★ 7.12–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Hidden Movement

Dice RollingHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

Oranienburger Kanal(2023)

★ 7.91–2 players45 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Increase Value of Unchosen Resources

Increase Value of Unchosen ResourcesMarketVariable Set-up

A Gest of Robin Hood(2024)

★ 7.72 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Hidden Movement

Area Majority / InfluenceHidden MovementPush Your Luck

Dune: Imperium(2020)

★ 8.41–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Increase Value of Unchosen Resources

Card Play Conflict ResolutionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed Purchase

The Palaces of Carrara(2012)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Increase Value of Unchosen Resources

Increase Value of Unchosen ResourcesSet CollectionTile Placement

Firenze(2010)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Increase Value of Unchosen Resources

Auction: DutchIncrease Value of Unchosen ResourcesSet Collection

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