SEED GAME#18095 BGG all-time

Sakkara(2007)

★ 5.9 BGG2 players40 minWeight 2.06
Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

Games like Sakkara

Looking for games like Sakkara? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the chase to complete the right combinations 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

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Constellations(2017)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
76/100

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Fertility(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Tsuro: Phoenix Rising(2019)

★ 6.32–8 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Leaf(2023)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

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Big City(1999)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Mandrago(2016)

★ 7.02–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Wasabi!(2008)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival(2015)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Big City: 20th Anniversary Jumbo Edition!(2019)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Hand ManagementModular BoardTile Placement

Iquazú(2017)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

The Cave(2012)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Alhambra: The Red Palace(2023)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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