SEED GAME#2373 BGG all-time

Bootleggers(2004)

★ 6.7 BGG3–6 playersWeight 2.62
Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Bootleggers

Looking for games like Bootleggers? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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

Oilfield(2016)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingSimultaneous Action Selection

Executive Decision(1971)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationSimultaneous Action Selection

Artificium(2014)

★ 6.02–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSimultaneous Action SelectionTrading

Empires(2017)

★ 6.82–10 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Auction / BiddingSimultaneous Action SelectionTrading

Sentient(2017)

★ 7.21–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsOpen Drafting

Organized Crime(1974)

★ 5.82–4 players180 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceRoll / Spin and MoveTrading

Alien Frontiers(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Caper(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Jigūan: The Eastern Mechanist(2019)

★ 6.52–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceOpen Drafting

Stinky Business(2015)

★ 6.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Oltre Mare(2004)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Shadow Moon Syndicates(2026)

★ 7.92–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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