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Santorini: Second Edition(2025)

★ 8.1 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.14
Grid MovementMap ReductionRace

Games like Santorini: Second Edition

Looking for games like Santorini: Second Edition? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Santorini(2016)

★ 7.32–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
90/100

Shares Grid Movement + 6 more

Grid MovementMap ReductionRace

Santorini: Pantheon Edition(2025)

★ 8.52–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
89/100

Shares Grid Movement + 6 more

Grid MovementMap ReductionRace

Santorini(2004)

★ 7.22–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Grid MovementSquare GridThree Dimensional Movement

Santorini: New York(2020)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Grid Movement + 4 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementRace

Ichor(2025)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesPattern Movement

Hnefatafl(400)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementSquare GridVariable Player Powers

Car Wars (Sixth Edition)(2021)

★ 8.02–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementImpulse Movement

Quoridor(1997)

★ 6.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

ConnectionsGrid MovementRace

Gazebo(2025)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Race + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Specter Ops: Broken Covenant(2018)

★ 7.52–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHidden Movement

War Chest(2018)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed Purchase

Billabong(1992)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementRaceSquare Grid

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