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Propeller Islands(2025)

★ 7.5 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingWorker Placement

Games like Propeller Islands

Looking for games like Propeller Islands? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can and 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

New York 1901(2015)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesOpen Drafting

Caper(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Taverna(2015)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingWorker Placement

Warsaw Rising Up 1945-1980(2016)

★ 6.82–5 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingTile PlacementWorker Placement

National Economy(2025)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingWorker Placement

A Column of Fire(2017)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

National Economy(2015)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingWorker Placement

Cultivo(2025)

★ 6.92–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceWorker Placement

World's Fair 1893(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players35 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Royals(2014)

★ 7.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

1923 Cotton Club(2021)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

EventsOpen DraftingWorker Placement

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