SEED GAME#15038 BGG all-time

Symphony(2018)

★ 6.7 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 3.50
Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Symphony

Looking for games like Symphony? 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 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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The Breach(2024)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

Epochs: Course of Cultures(2025)

★ 8.02–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Hand ManagementHexagon GridModular Board

Ave Roma(2016)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Set CollectionVariable Phase OrderVariable Player Powers

Lord of the Chords: The Geekiest, Punniest Music Theory Card Game(2019)

★ 6.02–4 players25 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTake That

Capes & Cowls: The Superhero Board Game(2006)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingRole Playing

Galactic Warlords: Battle for Dominion(2018)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingModular Board

Waste Knights(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardOpen Drafting

Santa Maria(2017)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down(2018)

★ 7.83–5 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenModular Board

The Golden Wilderness(2013)

★ 6.82–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Straszydła(2019)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSet Collection

Solarius Mission(2016)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Action QueueDice RollingGrid Movement

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