SEED GAME#20489 BGG all-time

Trollfjord(2018)

★ 5.8 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 1.80
Area Majority / InfluencePush Your LuckTeam-Based Game

Games like Trollfjord

Looking for games like Trollfjord? 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 deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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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Festo!(2018)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluencePush Your Luck

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Eriantys(2021)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Lucha Wars(2022)

★ 6.82–8 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Dice RollingFlickingPush Your Luck

Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung(2019)

★ 6.52–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePush Your LuckTake That

MLEM: Space Agency(2024)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingPush Your Luck

Quartermaster General(2014)

★ 7.32–6 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHand Management

Greedy Dragons(2018)

★ 6.52–6 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Codenames: Deep Undercover(2016)

★ 6.64–8 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Communication LimitsMemoryPush Your Luck

Nosferatu(2013)

★ 6.64–10 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesPush Your Luck

Shadow Blades(2017)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Capo dei Capi(2013)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingPush Your Luck

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