SEED GAME#21547 BGG all-time

Baston(1985)

★ 6.4 BGG2–6 players120 minWeight 2.67
Action PointsAction QueueDice Rolling

Games like Baston

Looking for games like Baston? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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Space Hulk (Third Edition)(2009)

★ 7.52 players60 minWeight 2.8
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72/100

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Space Hulk(1989)

★ 7.52 players45 minWeight 2.5
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71/100

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Rum & Bones: Second Tide(2017)

★ 7.62–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
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69/100

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Deadzone(2013)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.8
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69/100

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Space Hulk (Fourth Edition)(2014)

★ 7.92 players60 minWeight 2.7
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69/100

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Space Hulk (Second Edition)(1996)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

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RUMBLESLAM(2016)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 3.0
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68/100

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Runewars Miniatures Game(2017)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 3.1
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68/100

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Fanhunter Batallitas(1997)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Wreck and Ruin(2019)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
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67/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! – Russia 1941-42(2008)

★ 7.51–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
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67/100

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Golem Arcana(2014)

★ 6.32–8 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

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