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18 games like Rumis
The best games like Rumis are Travel Blokus, Vigor Blokus and Blokus Trigon — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Travel Blokus shares abstract strategy, territory building, enclosure with Rumis.
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Every alternative below links to its own Rumis-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / territory building shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Rumis’s 1.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Travel Blokus (2000)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
2. Vigor Blokus (2005)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Rumis: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
3. Blokus Trigon (2006)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
4. Qin (2012)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~13 min longer · +0.3 heavier
5. Kraby (2009)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~13 min longer · +0.3 heavier
6. Topiary (2017)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
7. Fealty (2011)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
8. Queendomino XL (2017)Shares with Rumis: Territory Building, Enclosure, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
9. Alexandros (2003)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~28 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. Mensa Connections (2004)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~28 min longer · +0.2 heavier
11. Oasis (2004)Shares with Rumis: Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~43 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. Uptown (2007)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~18 min longer · same complexity
13. Cacao (2015)Shares with Rumis: Territory Building, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~28 min longer · same complexity
14. Gunkimono (2018)Shares with Rumis: Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~35 min longer · same complexity
15. Azul (2017)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Tile Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · same complexity
16. Mexica (2002)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Enclosure, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~73 min longer · +1 heavier
17. Fjords (2005)Shares with Rumis: Abstract Strategy, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Rumis: both play at 2 · ~13 min longer · same complexity
18. Heartland (2009)Shares with Rumis: Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Rumis’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Rumis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~35 min longer · +0.4 heavier
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Rumis?
- Travel Blokus (2000) is the closest match to Rumis, sharing abstract strategy, territory building, enclosure. It rates 6.9/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Rumis?
- Travel Blokus, Vigor Blokus, Blokus Trigon are the top-ranked alternatives to Rumis in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Travel Blokus harder than Rumis?
- Compared with Rumis, Travel Blokus is same complexity and about the same length (1.8 vs 1.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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