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Thera(2022)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 2.67
RondelSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Games like Thera

Looking for games like Thera? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceRondelTile Placement

Versailles(2014)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Point to Point MovementRondelTile Placement

Walnut Grove(2011)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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RondelTile PlacementWorker Placement

Seeland(2010)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Hexagon GridRondelTile Placement

Rainforest City(2021)

★ 7.21–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Open DraftingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Downtown(1996)

★ 6.33–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Simultaneous Action SelectionTile PlacementVoting

Colorado County(1998)

★ 6.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Carrossel(2019)

★ 6.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Pattern BuildingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Fields of Green(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

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Closed DraftingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Warsaw: City of Ruins(2016)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
61/100

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Closed DraftingPattern BuildingSimultaneous Action Selection

Murano(2014)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

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End Game BonusesRondelTile Placement

Fountains(2025)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Rondel + 1 more

Open DraftingRondelTile Placement

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