SEED GAME#15225 BGG all-time

Tanxi(2024)

★ 7.7 BGG3–5 players60 minWeight 2.33
Action PointsArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

Games like Tanxi

Looking for games like Tanxi? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and 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

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Runebound (Third Edition)(2015)

★ 7.52–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Conan(2016)

★ 7.62–5 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Unmatched: Cobble & Fog(2020)

★ 7.92–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Jaws(2019)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

My Little Scythe(2018)

★ 7.21–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDice Rolling

Unmatched Game System(2019)

★ 8.22–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Runebound: Second Edition(2005)

★ 6.92–6 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingHexagon Grid

Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated(2019)

★ 8.52–4 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Events + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseEnd Game Bonuses

Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One(2019)

★ 7.72–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Cadwallon: City of Thieves(2010)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed Purchase

Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Three(2025)

★ 8.62–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

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