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Tianxia(2025)

★ 7.5 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.41
ContractsEnd Game BonusesIncome

Games like Tianxia

Looking for games like Tianxia? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Nippon: Zaibatsu(2026)

★ 8.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Clans of Caledonia(2017)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Contracts + 4 more

Commodity SpeculationContractsHexagon Grid

Jiangnan: Life of Gentry(2022)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Contracts + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Yokohama(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 4 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesGrid Movement

Barrage(2019)

★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 6 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesIncome

Nations(2013)

★ 7.61–5 players40 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

Entropy(2026)

★ 7.71–4 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

End Game BonusesMulti-Use CardsRace

Windmill Valley(2024)

★ 7.71–4 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesMarketMulti-Use Cards

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence(2024)

★ 8.41–4 players40 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesIncome

Saltfjord(2024)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesIncome

Grand Austria Hotel(2015)

★ 8.02–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Action DraftingContractsDice Rolling

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