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Through Ice & Snow(2024)

★ 7.5 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.17
Advantage TokenEnd Game BonusesEvents

Games like Through Ice & Snow

Looking for games like Through Ice & Snow? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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Trailblazer: The Arizona Trail(2025)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesPattern BuildingPoint to Point Movement

Yokohama(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesGrid Movement

Orléans(2014)

★ 8.12–5 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

Tikal(1999)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Events + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

Trailblazer: The John Muir Trail(2023)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Stroganov(2021)

★ 7.31–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Map Addition + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementMap Addition

Pulitzer(2025)

★ 7.01–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesEvents

Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 7.61–5 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 4 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Reef Project(2024)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceConnectionsEnd Game Bonuses

Star Wars: Imperial Assault(2014)

★ 8.02–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Dice RollingDie Icon ResolutionGrid Movement

Night Flowers(2023)

★ 7.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

End Game BonusesEventsIncome

Hallertau(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players50 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Advantage Token + 4 more

Action PointsAdvantage TokenAutomatic Resource Growth

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