SEED GAME#9865 BGG all-time

Ryozen(2023)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.67
Area Majority / InfluenceEventsMarket

Games like Ryozen

Looking for games like Ryozen? 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

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Village(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceContractsSet Collection

Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery(2007)

★ 7.52–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTurn Order: Claim Action

The Pillars of the Earth(2006)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Events + 3 more

EventsMarketTurn Order: Claim Action

Belfort(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Hickory Dickory(2023)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Market + 3 more

Action RetrievalEnd Game BonusesMarket

My Father's Work(2022)

★ 7.82–4 players180 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Events + 2 more

EventsHand ManagementNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Lockup: A Roll Player Tale(2019)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction CompensationAuction: Multiple Lot

Outlive(2017)

★ 7.32–4 players40 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Events + 3 more

Area MovementEventsSet Collection

Québec(2011)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEventsModular Board

Oak(2022)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Waggle Dance(2014)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Everdell Farshore(2023)

★ 7.81–4 players40 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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