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Power Plants(2022)

★ 7.1 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.52
Area Majority / InfluenceSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Games like Power Plants

Looking for games like Power Plants? 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 spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Bloodstones(2023)

★ 7.41–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
81/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Carcosa(2017)

★ 6.11–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSolo / Solitaire GameTeam-Based Game

Topoum(2016)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune(2009)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Small Islands(2018)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Push Your LuckSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

New World: A Carcassonne Game(2008)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Genesis(2006)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingTile Placement

Convert(2014)

★ 6.71–2 players10 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Carcassonne: The City(2004)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Morocco(2016)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Nunami(2020)

★ 6.82–4 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Zarcana(1996)

★ 6.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

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