SEED GAME#1417 BGG all-time

Wendake(2017)

★ 7.4 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 3.57
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHidden Victory Points

Games like Wendake

Looking for games like Wendake? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War(2023)

★ 8.04 players120 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementOrder Counters

The Princes of Machu Picchu(2008)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSet Collection

Barbarians: The Invasion(2018)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingRondel

Empires: Age of Discovery(2015)

★ 7.82–6 players50 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Fields of Arle(2014)

★ 8.01–2 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Highest-Lowest Scoring + 2 more

Automatic Resource GrowthHighest-Lowest ScoringIncome

The Royal Society of Archeology(2025)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Highest-Lowest Scoring + 3 more

End Game BonusesHighest-Lowest ScoringSet Collection

Keyper(2017)

★ 7.22–4 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceFollowSet Collection

D.E.I.: Divide et Impera(2022)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementEnd Game Bonuses

Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Key Market(2010)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Key Market (Second Edition)(2019)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Revenant(2026)

★ 7.41–4 players90 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHidden Victory PointsVariable Player Powers

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