Rivality(2023)
Games like Rivality
Looking for games like Rivality? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Claim Kingdoms: Das grosse Duell um den Thron!(2021)
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Merchants of Sky Islands(2024)
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ILIOS(2015)
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Carcassonne: The City(2004)
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Carcassonne: Winter Edition(2012)
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Claim Kingdoms(2018)
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Oregon(2007)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
The Ark of the Covenant(2003)
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Topoum(2016)
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Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune(2009)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Pollen(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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