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Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant(2012)

★ 6.6 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.93
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingNetwork and Route Building

Games like Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant

Looking for games like Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Jet Set(2008)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

Network and Route BuildingOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Hermagor(2006)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingCommodity Speculation

Pulsar 2849(2017)

★ 7.62–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Alien Frontiers(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India(2004)

★ 7.12–5 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingPoint to Point Movement

Airlines Europe(2011)

★ 7.32–5 players75 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more

InvestmentNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Perikles(2006)

★ 6.93–5 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Minos(1991)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Prophecy(2002)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Illuminati(1987)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Yin Yang(2019)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Moongha Invaders: Mad Scientists and Atomic Monsters Attack the Earth!(2010)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

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