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Thebai(2025)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.67
ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

Games like Thebai

Looking for games like Thebai? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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★ 7.82–4 players40 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

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★ 7.81–4 players90 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
65/100

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The Age of Atlantis(2022)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Snow Planner(2024)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Yokohama(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Black Forest(2024)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Barrage(2019)

★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Nippon: Zaibatsu(2026)

★ 8.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Ark Nova(2021)

★ 8.51–4 players90 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

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Troyes(2010)

★ 7.71–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Lorenzo il Magnifico(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

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