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Waggle Dance(2022)

★ 6.6 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 2.14
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingRace

Games like Waggle Dance

Looking for games like Waggle Dance? 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 chase to complete the right combinations. 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

Waggle Dance(2014)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
80/100

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Alea Iacta Est(2009)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
74/100

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Order of the Gilded Compass(2016)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Nestlings(2024)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Kathmandu(2024)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingRaceSet Collection

Alien Frontiers(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Dolina królików(2019)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesHidden Victory Points

Welcome to Centerville(2017)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHighest-Lowest Scoring

Hercules(2022)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingRaceSet Collection

Jewels(2025)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingSet CollectionWorker Placement with Dice Workers

Rome: Rise to Power(2015)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Beyond Humanity: Astrominers(2022)

★ 6.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

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