SEED GAME#3344 BGG all-time

Clockwork Wars(2015)

★ 7.5 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.12
Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardSecret Unit Deployment

Games like Clockwork Wars

Looking for games like Clockwork Wars? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOrder Counters

Dogs of War(2014)

★ 7.53–5 players75 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

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The Warp(2023)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

BattleLore: Second Edition(2013)

★ 7.72 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCommand CardsDice Rolling

Wizard Kings(2000)

★ 6.82–7 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

Empires: Age of Discovery(2015)

★ 7.82–6 players50 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Civilization: A New Dawn(2017)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Luna(2010)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPoint to Point Movement

Imperium: The Contention(2021)

★ 7.81–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDeck ConstructionGrid Movement

Argent: The Consortium(2015)

★ 7.62–5 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTake That

Necromunda(1995)

★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Dice RollingMeasurement MovementModular Board

Ventura(2011)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementModular Board

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