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Colonial Diplomacy(1994)

★ 6.7 BGG2–7 playersWeight 2.80
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementPlayer Elimination

Games like Colonial Diplomacy

Looking for games like Colonial Diplomacy? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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

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Africa 1880(1997)

★ 5.73–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
81/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementPlayer Elimination

Diplomacy: Classical Variant(1998)

★ 7.65 players360 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementPlayer EliminationSimulation

Risk: Game of Thrones(2015)

★ 6.62–7 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

City of Horror(2012)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Blood Feud in New York(2004)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Swords & Sails(2019)

★ 6.82–7 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Edgar & Lucien(2017)

★ 6.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

DiceWar: Light of Dragons(2015)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementGrid Movement

Aztlán(2012)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Space Bastards(2011)

★ 5.72–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Machiavelli(1977)

★ 7.14–8 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingPlayer Elimination

Diplomacy(1959)

★ 7.02–7 players360 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementNegotiation

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