Tikal / Similar games

18 games like Tikal

Ranked alternatives to Tikal (exploration, territory building), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Tikal’s medium weight. Clash of Cultures is the closest match.

1. 1. Clash of Cultures (2012)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Territory Building, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement
2. 2. Kings & Things* (1986)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
   Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hexagon Grid
3. 3. Felinia (2010)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
   Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding
4. 4. Archmage (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Territory Building, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence
5. 5. Scythe (2016)
   1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Tikal: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
6. 6. Archipelago (2012)
   2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Grid Movement
7. 7. Mexica (2002)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Tikal: Territory Building, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement
8. 8. Hyperborea (2014)
   2–6 players · 50–150 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
9. 9. Explorers of the North Sea (2016)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement
10. 10. Conquest of Paradise (2007)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
11. 11. City of Remnants (2013)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Tikal: Territory Building, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding
12. 12. March of the Ants (2015)
    1–5 players · 70 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
13. 13. TOKYO METRO (2018)
    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Tikal: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Grid Movement
14. 14. Ambush! Move Out! (1984)
    1 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Action Points, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
15. 15. Ambush! Purple Heart (1985)
    1 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Action Points, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
16. 16. Ambush! Silver Star (1987)
    1 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Action Points, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
17. 17. Dice Settlers (2018)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence
18. 18. Colonial Europe's Empires Overseas (2011)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Tikal: Exploration, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence

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