SEED GAME#23324 BGG all-time

Tower of London(2017)

★ 5.9 BGG3–5 players45 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Games like Tower of London

Looking for games like Tower of London? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Manhattan(1994)

★ 6.72–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
78/100

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Into the Black Forest(2019)

★ 6.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
77/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

1980 Sixtina(2024)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
77/100

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

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
77/100

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Great Wall of China(2006)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

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Café Melange(2013)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Versailles(2015)

★ 7.03–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
76/100

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Seven Sisters(2012)

★ 6.73–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Mammoth Hunters(2003)

★ 6.13–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Orb Hunters(2019)

★ 6.62–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Seii Taishogun(2008)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

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