SEED GAME#12961 BGG all-time

Age of Reason(2011)

★ 7.0 BGG3–7 players150 minWeight 3.38
Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Games like Age of Reason

Looking for games like Age of Reason? 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 and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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God's Playground(2009)

★ 7.43 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
81/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Struggle of Empires(2004)

★ 7.52–7 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
73/100

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AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Boże Igrzysko(2010)

★ 7.63–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Conquest of the Empire(2005)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

The Romans(2019)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingWorker Placement

Venetia(2013)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

Britannia: Classic and New Duel Edition(2020)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Fleets: The Pleiad Conflict(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Ys(2004)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingCommodity Speculation

Daimyo: Rebirth of the Empire(2021)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Canadian Civil War: La Guerre de la Sécession du Canada(1977)

★ 5.74 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimulation

Global Powers(2003)

★ 6.62–5 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingVoting

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