Africa 1880(1997)
Games like Africa 1880
Looking for games like Africa 1880? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Colonial Diplomacy(1994)
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Diplomacy: Classical Variant(1998)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
City of Horror(2012)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Risk: Game of Thrones(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Swords & Sails(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Kard és Korona(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Risk: StarCraft Collector's Edition(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Edgar & Lucien(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Blood Feud in New York(2004)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Aztlán(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Reich: The Iron Dream of German Unification(1979)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Risk: Metal Gear Solid(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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