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Bonaparte(2006)

★ 5.2 BGG2–6 players180 minWeight 3.56
Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

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Looking for games like Bonaparte? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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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ISO Match
67/100

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Area MovementSimulation

Napoleon against Europe(2013)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
66/100

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The Napoleonic Wars(2002)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

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★ 6.82 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

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★ 7.32 players960 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

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★ 7.22–5 players180 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Liberia: Descent Into Hell – The Liberian Civil War 1989-1996(2008)

★ 7.12 players300 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement

Area Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

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★ 7.62 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenPoint to Point Movement

Clash of Monarchs: The Seven Years War in Europe 1756-1763(2008)

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ISO Match
63/100

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