Sand(2024)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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The Voyages of Marco Polo(2015)
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Bus(1999)
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1944: Race to the Rhine(2014)
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Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan(2019)
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Cryptic Nature(2024)
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Macao(2009)
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Empires of the Void II(2018)
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Amsterdam(2022)
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Merkator(2010)
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Panamax(2014)
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Wasteland Express Delivery Service(2017)
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