SEED GAME#2543 BGG all-time

Sail to India(2013)

★ 6.7 BGG3–4 playersWeight 2.21
Action PointsArea MovementSet Collection

Games like Sail to India

Looking for games like Sail to India? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Cazadores de Fosiles(2011)

★ 6.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Action PointsPick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Periodic: A Game of The Elements(2019)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Action PointsGrid MovementSet Collection

Istanbul: The Dice Game(2017)

★ 7.12–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Action PointsDice RollingSet Collection

Minuit, Meurtre en Mer(2017)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Action PointsArea MovementPaper-and-Pencil

Looting Atlantis(2016)

★ 6.52–4 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Action PointsArea MovementOpen Drafting

Cinque Terre(2013)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Action PointsPick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Portal of Heroes(2015)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsHand ManagementSet Collection

Theophrastus(2001)

★ 5.92–5 players15 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Kamakura Collection(2018)

★ 6.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Area MovementSet CollectionWorker Placement

Mixtapes(2022)

★ 7.71–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsHand ManagementSet Collection

Expedition: Northwest Passage – HMS Terror Edition(2013)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsMap AdditionSet Collection

Psychomachia(2015)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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