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Tranglar(2021)

★ 6.8 BGG2 players15 minWeight 1.67
Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Coverage

Games like Tranglar

Looking for games like Tranglar? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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

Blokus Trigon(2006)

★ 6.92–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Enclosure + 3 more

EnclosureGrid CoverageHand Management

Qin(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Gemblo(2003)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Grid Coverage + 2 more

Grid CoverageHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Blockers!(2007)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

EnclosureHand ManagementTile Placement

Element: Silver(2019)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

GembloQ(2014)

★ 6.72–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Grid Coverage + 2 more

Grid CoverageHand ManagementTile Placement

Got 'Em!(2012)

★ 6.12–4 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Blokus Duo(2005)

★ 6.82 players10 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

EnclosureGrid CoverageSquare Grid

Blokus 3D(2003)

★ 6.82–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Enclosure + 2 more

EnclosureHand ManagementTile Placement

Blokus(2000)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Enclosure + 3 more

ChainingEnclosureGrid Coverage

Gazebo(2025)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Element(2017)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureGrid Movement

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