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Yellow & Yangtze(2018)

★ 7.8 BGG2–4 players90 minWeight 3.08
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Games like Yellow & Yangtze

Looking for games like Yellow & Yangtze? 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

HUANG(2024)

★ 8.02–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Tigris & Euphrates(1997)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingConnections

Mosaic: A Story of Civilization(2022)

★ 7.52–6 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceEnd Game Bonuses

Gentes(2017)

★ 7.41–4 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action DraftingAction PointsContracts

Sanctuary(2025)

★ 7.71–5 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Action QueueHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Antike Duellum(2012)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Ayar: Children of the Sun(2025)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHighest-Lowest ScoringPoint to Point Movement

The Golden Ages(2014)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceEnd Game Bonuses

Suburbia(2012)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 4 more

Auction: DutchCatch the LeaderEnd Game Bonuses

Get Off My Land!(2017)

★ 6.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceEnd Game Bonuses

Kemet(2012)

★ 7.62–5 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

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