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Winter(2022)

★ 6.9 BGG2 playersWeight 1.40
Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPattern Building

Games like Winter

Looking for games like Winter? 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 and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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Light Rail(2014)

★ 6.22–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
80/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPattern Building

Veggies(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceLayeringPattern Building

Node(2011)

★ 6.02–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureModular Board

Chartae(2019)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardPattern BuildingSquare Grid

Chocoly(2011)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardPattern BuildingTile Placement

Simplicity(2021)

★ 6.02–6 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingPattern Building

Garum(2019)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Rossio(2020)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Oziland(2018)

★ 6.82–6 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Cir*Kis(2009)

★ 5.22–4 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

Aether(2010)

★ 5.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPattern Building

Pepper & Carrot: The Potion Contest(2018)

★ 6.41–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

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