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44 BCE(2024)

★ 7.8 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 3.17
Hand ManagementHidden Victory PointsNegotiation

Games like 44 BCE

Looking for games like 44 BCE? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can and deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

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Factory 42(2021)

★ 6.42–5 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Negotiation + 2 more

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Tribune: Primus Inter Pares(2007)

★ 7.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Crisis(2016)

★ 7.51–5 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Semi-Cooperative Game + 1 more

Action QueueCommodity SpeculationSemi-Cooperative Game

Ninjato(2011)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPush Your Luck

Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North(2019)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

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Castaways(2010)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Semi-Cooperative Game + 1 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckSemi-Cooperative Game

Æterna(2025)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementWorker Placement

Xi'an(2017)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Assyria(2009)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementHexagon GridOpen Drafting

A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game – Stark vs Lannister Starter Set(2018)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementMeasurement Movement

Donning the Purple(2018)

★ 7.01–3 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

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