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Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas(2011)

★ 7.1 BGG2–6 playersWeight 3.47
Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Games like Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas

Looking for games like Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas? 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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Triumph & Tragedy: European Balance of Power 1936-1945(2015)

★ 8.12–3 players240 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

History & Legends: SICILY(2010)

★ 6.62–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Soul of the Empire(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players100 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Colonialism: Expanded 2nd Edition(2019)

★ 7.42–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Ruthenia(2010)

★ 7.12–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage(1996)

★ 7.82 players150 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

God's Playground(2009)

★ 7.43 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Age of Reason(2011)

★ 7.03–7 players150 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

1989: Dawn of Freedom(2012)

★ 7.72 players150 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Paths of Glory(1999)

★ 8.12 players480 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Conquest of the Empire(2005)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Boże Igrzysko(2010)

★ 7.63–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

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