SPELL(2020)
Games like SPELL
Looking for games like SPELL? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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
Cartography(2015)
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Rise!(2012)
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DungeonQuest (Third Edition)(2010)
Shares Modular Board + 2 more
Cosmic Empires(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Renature(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Mage Knight Dungeons(2002)
Shares Modular Board + 2 more
City of Chaos(1996)
Shares Modular Board + 2 more
Northgard: Uncharted Lands(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Blood of the Northmen(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Qin(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Barony: Royal Edition(2025)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Element(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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