SEED GAME#18023 BGG all-time

Byzantium(1996)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 players180 minWeight 2.92
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Games like Byzantium

Looking for games like Byzantium? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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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★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.6
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82/100

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Angus: Batalhas Medievais(2004)

★ 6.82–5 players90 minWeight 2.7
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81/100

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Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge(2006)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.6
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81/100

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Red Dragon Rising: The Coming War With China(2008)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 2.9
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81/100

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Ultimus Romanorum: La Chute de Rome(2007)

★ 7.42 players480 minWeight 3.0
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81/100

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Les Maréchaux IV: Joseph 1809(2016)

★ 7.42 players60 minWeight 3.0
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81/100

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Blitzwar(2006)

★ 7.52–3 players600 minWeight 2.5
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81/100

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Moonbase Alpha(2012)

★ 6.91–2 players45 minWeight 2.5
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80/100

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Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in The Second Punic War 219-202 B.C.(1983)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.5
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80/100

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Roma(1986)

★ 6.84–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
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80/100

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Eagles of the Empire: Borodino(1994)

★ 6.41–2 players180 minWeight 2.8
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79/100

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Blitzkrieg General(1999)

★ 6.31–8 players120 minWeight 2.5
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79/100

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