Vanuatu(2011)
Games like Vanuatu
Looking for games like Vanuatu? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Clans of Caledonia(2017)
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Living Planet(2019)
Shares Grid Movement + 3 more
Runewars(2010)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more
Archipelago(2012)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 5 more
Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy(2011)
Shares Grid Movement + 3 more
Hyperborea(2014)
Shares Action Drafting + 3 more
American Rails(2009)
Shares Action Drafting + 2 more
March of the Ants: Evolved Edition(2025)
Shares Grid Movement + 3 more
Power Grid(2004)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more
Yokohama(2016)
Shares Grid Movement + 1 more
Nusfjord(2017)
Shares Turn Order: Claim Action
Vindication(2018)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more
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