SEED GAME#5330 BGG all-time

Sumeria(2009)

★ 6.6 BGG3–4 playersWeight 2.25
Area Majority / InfluencePoint to Point MovementSet Collection

Games like Sumeria

Looking for games like Sumeria? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Municipium(2008)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesPoint to Point Movement

Thebes(2007)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSet CollectionTurn Order: Time Track

Monuments: Wonders of Antiquity(2008)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Ilium(2008)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

Benevolent(2022)

★ 6.82–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

Skippity(2010)

★ 6.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSet Collection

Notre Dame(2007)

★ 7.32–5 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingPoint to Point Movement

First Rat(2022)

★ 7.51–5 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Die Patin(2023)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

World's Fair 1893(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players35 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Royals(2014)

★ 7.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players35 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

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