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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. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Hawaii: Area Movement, Modular Board · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
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   2. Blood Rage (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Blood Rage alternatives →

   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Blood Rage →
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   3. Raiders of the North Sea (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Raiders of the North Sea alternatives →

   Shares with Hawaii: Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Raiders of the North Sea →
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   4. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)

   3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Xia Legends of a Drift System alternatives →

   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Modular Board · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   5. Kemet (2012)

   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Kemet alternatives →

   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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   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 shared tags · 3 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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   7. Dinosaur Island (2017)

   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Dinosaur Island alternatives →

   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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   8. Chaos in the Old World (2009)

   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Chaos in the Old World alternatives →

   Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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   9. Dwellings of Eldervale (2020)

   1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

   Shares with Hawaii: Modular Board, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    10. Targi (2012)

    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Targi alternatives →

    Shares with Hawaii: Modular Board, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hawaii: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    11. Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)

    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game alternatives →

    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    12. Cthulhu Wars (2015)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Cthulhu Wars alternatives →

    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    13. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Nemo's War (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    14. Fallout (2017)

    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Fallout alternatives →

    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 3 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · same complexity
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    15. Western Legends (2018)

    2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Western Legends alternatives →

    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    16. Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery (2007)

    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery alternatives →

    Shares with Hawaii: Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    17. Burgle Bros. (2015)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Burgle Bros. alternatives →

    Shares with Hawaii: Action Points, Modular Board · 2 shared tags · 2 of Hawaii’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hawaii: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    18. Bruxelles 1893 (2013)

    2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Bruxelles 1893 alternatives →

    Shares with Hawaii: Modular Board, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 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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