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18 games like Hawaii

The best games like Hawaii are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Blood Rage and Raiders of the North Sea — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares area movement, modular board with Hawaii.

Every alternative below links to its own Hawaii-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s 2011/2012 boardgames australia awards best international game nominee / 2012 deutscher spiele preis best family/adult game 3rd place shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Hawaii’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Hawaii: Area Movement, Modular Board · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · 0.2 lighter
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Blood Rage on Amazon →
3. 3. Raiders of the North Sea (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Hawaii: Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Raiders of the North Sea on Amazon →
4. 4. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
   3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Modular Board · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
5. 5. Kemet (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Time of Legends Joan of Arc (2019)
   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement, Modular Board · 3 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
7. 7. Dinosaur Island (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Worker Placement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
9. 9. Dwellings of Eldervale (2020)
   1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Hawaii: Modular Board, Worker Placement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Targi (2012)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hawaii: Modular Board, Worker Placement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hawaii: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
11. 11. Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Cthulhu Wars (2015)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
13. 13. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
14. 14. Fallout (2017)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement, Modular Board · 3 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · same complexity
15. 15. Western Legends (2018)
    2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
16. 16. Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery (2007)
    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Hawaii: Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
17. 17. Burgle Bros. (2015)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Modular Board · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. 18. Bruxelles 1893 (2013)
    2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Hawaii: Modular Board, Worker Placement · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier

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