SEED GAME#3748 BGG all-time

Terra Nova(2006)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.27
Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

Games like Terra Nova

Looking for games like Terra Nova? 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. 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

Element(2017)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

Fendo(2014)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

Limit(2009)

★ 6.92–3 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

EnclosureGrid MovementMap Reduction

Kiwi Chow Down(2023)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementIncome

Element: Silver(2019)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

TZAAR(2007)

★ 7.72 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementMap Reduction

Small Star Empires(2016)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

DVONN(2001)

★ 7.42 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementMap Reduction

Qin(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Clans(2002)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementEnclosure

ZÈRTZ(1999)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementMap ReductionSet Collection

Rheinländer(1999)

★ 6.73–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

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