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A Distant Plain(2013)

★ 7.8 BGG1–4 players180 minWeight 3.88
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Games like A Distant Plain

Looking for games like A Distant Plain? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India, 1917 – 1947(2019)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
88/100

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Colonial Twilight: The French-Algerian War, 1954-62(2017)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
88/100

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Andean Abyss(2012)

★ 7.61–4 players360 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
80/100

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Cuba Libre(2013)

★ 7.71–4 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
79/100

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Fire in the Lake(2014)

★ 8.11–4 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
79/100

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All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918(2020)

★ 7.51–3 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
77/100

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Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
76/100

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China's War 1937-1941(2025)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
72/100

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Blitz! A World in Conflict(2015)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
71/100

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Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
70/100

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The Mission: Early Christianity from the Crucifixion to the Crusades(2020)

★ 7.81 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Phantom Fury: Second Edition(2024)

★ 7.81 players120 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
69/100

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