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Andean Abyss(2012)

★ 7.6 BGG1–4 players360 minWeight 3.80
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Games like Andean Abyss

Looking for games like Andean Abyss? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

A Distant Plain(2013)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
81/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India, 1917 – 1947(2019)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
80/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

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

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
80/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Cuba Libre(2013)

★ 7.71–4 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
77/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Fire in the Lake(2014)

★ 8.11–4 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimulation

Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
74/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimulation

Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

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

★ 7.51–3 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

China's War 1937-1941(2025)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Triumph & Tragedy: European Balance of Power 1936-1945(2015)

★ 8.12–3 players240 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

War of the Ring(2004)

★ 7.82–4 players120 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Twilight Struggle(2005)

★ 8.22 players120 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Action / EventAdvantage TokenArea Majority / Influence

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