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The Alpha(2020)

★ 6.6 BGG3–6 playersWeight 1.43
Area Majority / InfluencePrisoner's Dilemma

Games like The Alpha

Looking for games like The Alpha? 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

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Fae(2018)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / Influence

Trending Kittens(2020)

★ 7.12–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Kluster(2018)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / Influence

America(2016)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / Influence

Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game(2019)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosure

Vye: The Card Game of Capture and Control(2013)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Ragnarocks(2022)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHexagon Grid

Flip Over Frog(2018)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
62/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDeduction

Aloha Pioha(2016)

★ 6.41–4 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Versailles(2015)

★ 7.03–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Paras(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

The Gardens of the Alhambra(1993)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

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