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Chicago '68(2025)

★ 8.2 BGG1–4 players90 minWeight 3.14
Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Games like Chicago '68

Looking for games like Chicago '68? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and 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

1960: The Making of the President(2007)

★ 7.62 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Action / Event + 2 more

Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage(1996)

★ 7.82 players150 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

1989: Dawn of Freedom(2012)

★ 7.72 players150 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Prelude to Revolution: Russia's Descent into Anarchy 1905 - 1917(2023)

★ 7.92 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action / Event + 2 more

Action / EventAction PointsArea Majority / Influence

Europe in Turmoil II: The Interbellum Years 1920-1939(2024)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire(2023)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action / Event + 2 more

Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Twilight Struggle(2005)

★ 8.22 players120 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action / Event + 3 more

Action / EventAdvantage TokenArea Majority / Influence

Europe in Turmoil: Prelude to the Great War(2018)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action / Event + 3 more

Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Land and Freedom: The Spanish Revolution and Civil War(2023)

★ 7.81–3 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingSemi-Cooperative Game

Pax Romana(2006)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

The First Jihad: The Rise of Islam 632-750(2020)

★ 7.61 players30 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Plunderbund(2019)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

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