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Pizza Theory(2012)

★ 6.1 BGG2–3 playersWeight 1.62
Area Majority / InfluenceSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Pizza Theory

Looking for games like Pizza Theory? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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★ 6.91–2 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceSimultaneous Action Selection

The Trial of Socrates(2009)

★ 6.32 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
75/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceSimultaneous Action Selection

Kulami(2011)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceModular Board

Tholos(2021)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / Influence

Portobello Market(2007)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Intelle(2017)

★ 7.52 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceModular Board

Tóncc(2012)

★ 8.02–3 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection

Modular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

Flowerpower(2001)

★ 6.61–2 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Flandern 1302(2004)

★ 5.92–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSimultaneous Action Selection

Wormlord(2019)

★ 5.72–8 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSimultaneous Action Selection

Venezia(2001)

★ 5.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSimultaneous Action Selection

The Gardens of the Alhambra(1993)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

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