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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 board game cover
    1. Travel Blokus (2000)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Travel Blokus alternatives →
    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 board game cover
    2. Vigor Blokus (2005)
    2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Vigor Blokus alternatives →
    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 board game cover
    3. Blokus Trigon (2006)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    4. Qin (2012)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    5. Kraby (2009)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    6. Topiary (2017)
    2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    7. Fealty (2011)
    2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    8. Queendomino XL (2017)
    2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Queendomino XL alternatives →
    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 board game cover
    9. Alexandros (2003)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Mensa Connections alternatives →
    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 board game cover
    11. Oasis (2004)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    12. Uptown (2007)
    2–5 players · 30–40 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    13. Cacao (2015)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Cacao alternatives →
    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 board game cover
    14. Gunkimono (2018)
    2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    15. Azul (2017)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Azul alternatives →
    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 board game cover
    16. Mexica (2002)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Mexica alternatives →
    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 board game cover
    17. Fjords (2005)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    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 board game cover
    18. Heartland (2009)
    2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    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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