SEED GAME#10400 BGG all-time

Tumbleweed(2020)

★ 7.4 BGG2 playersWeight 2.33
Area Majority / InfluenceHexagon GridLine of Sight

Games like Tumbleweed

Looking for games like Tumbleweed? 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. 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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ISO Match
70/100

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★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
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Area Majority / InfluenceHexagon GridPattern Building

Ragnarocks(2022)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHexagon Grid

Akros(2020)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Meltwater(2018)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceHexagon Grid

Maida and Castel Nuovo, 1806(2006)

★ 7.72 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridLine of Sight

Exxit(2006)

★ 6.92 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Great Medieval Battles Bannockburn and Angorra(1999)

★ 6.51–2 players360 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hexagon GridLine of SightMovement Points

Stalin's Tanks: Armor Battles on the Russian Front(1980)

★ 6.32 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

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Knee Deep in Hexes(2024)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHexagon Grid

Sinoda(2024)

★ 8.72–6 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid

Grid MovementHexagon GridPoint to Point Movement

Meridians(2021)

★ 6.82 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

ChainingEnclosureHexagon Grid

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