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Sand(2024)

★ 6.7 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.31
Action PointsContractsDice Rolling

Games like Sand

Looking for games like Sand? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
65/100

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The Voyages of Marco Polo(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players40 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

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ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Bus(1999)

★ 7.73–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

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Action PointsAction QueueNetwork and Route Building

1944: Race to the Rhine(2014)

★ 7.21–3 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

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Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan(2019)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
62/100

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ContractsDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Cryptic Nature(2024)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

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Action RetrievalContractsDice Rolling

Macao(2009)

★ 7.42–4 players50 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

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Action PointsDice RollingHand Management

Empires of the Void II(2018)

★ 7.42–5 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

Amsterdam(2022)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
60/100

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Action PointsDice RollingHand Management

Merkator(2010)

★ 7.01–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
59/100

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ContractsEnd Game BonusesFollow

Panamax(2014)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
59/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingMoving Multiple Units

Wasteland Express Delivery Service(2017)

★ 7.32–5 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
59/100

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