SEED GAME#12623 BGG all-time

Byzantio(2013)

★ 6.3 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.21
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Games like Byzantio

Looking for games like Byzantio? 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 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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Leningrad '41(2017)

★ 8.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Risk: Star Wars – Original Trilogy Edition(2006)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Guards! Guards! A Discworld Boardgame(2011)

★ 5.62–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Dixie: Bull Run(1994)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Dixie: Shiloh(1994)

★ 6.62 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Holdfast: Pacific 1941-45(2017)

★ 6.61–2 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Small World Underground(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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King of the Tabletop(1983)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Vera Discordia(2010)

★ 7.32 players50 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Kings & Things(1986)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

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Risk: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition(2003)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Cthulhu Wars: Duel – Extinction(2022)

★ 7.12 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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