SEED GAME#1775 BGG all-time

Terra Nova(2022)

★ 7.1 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.85
ChainingHexagon GridNetwork and Route Building

Games like Terra Nova

Looking for games like Terra Nova? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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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Skara Brae(2025)

★ 7.61–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Chaining + 2 more

ChainingOpen DraftingSolo / Solitaire Game

Bestiary of Sigillum: Collector's Edition(2023)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Cascadero(2024)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Chaining + 2 more

ChainingConnectionsHexagon Grid

Empyreal: Spells & Steam(2020)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Hexagon GridModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Wizard Kings(2000)

★ 6.82–7 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

In the Hall of the Mountain King(2019)

★ 7.52–5 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Network and Route Building

Grid CoverageNetwork and Route BuildingPick-up and Deliver

Iron Dragon(1994)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Crayon Rail SystemHexagon GridMultiple Maps

Sodalis(2022)

★ 7.52–6 players20 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Hacienda(2005)

★ 6.92–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

EnclosureHexagon GridNetwork and Route Building

The Chronicles of Dragon Wing(2011)

★ 6.72–10 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Monolith Arena(2018)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hand ManagementHexagon GridPlayer Elimination

Witchstone(2021)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

End Game BonusesGrid CoverageHexagon Grid

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