Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas(2011)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Triumph & Tragedy: European Balance of Power 1936-1945(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
History & Legends: SICILY(2010)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Soul of the Empire(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Colonialism: Expanded 2nd Edition(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Ruthenia(2010)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage(1996)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
God's Playground(2009)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Age of Reason(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
1989: Dawn of Freedom(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Paths of Glory(1999)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 1 more
Conquest of the Empire(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Boże Igrzysko(2010)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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