SEED GAME#16296 BGG all-time

Birth(2013)

★ 6.3 BGG2–3 players5 minWeight 1.80
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Games like Birth

Looking for games like Birth? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — 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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Admirals' War: World War II at Sea(2019)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Portobello Market(2007)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Risk: StarCraft Collector's Edition(2012)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Risk: The Walking Dead – Survival Edition(2013)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Risk: Édition Napoléon(1999)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Grand Imperialism(1978)

★ 7.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Risk: The Lord of the Rings(2002)

★ 5.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation(1980)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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War & Peace(2012)

★ 6.82–5 players180 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Risk: Star Wars – Clone Wars Edition(2005)

★ 6.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

EinStein würfelt nicht!(2004)

★ 6.72 players10 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Fantasy Pub(2003)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

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