SEED GAME#19220 BGG all-time

Colonial Space Wars: New Horizons(2013)

★ 7.8 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.40

Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

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Looking for games like Colonial Space Wars: New Horizons? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo. 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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Conquest(1974)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5

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82/100

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Conquest(1972)

★ 6.82 players30 minWeight 2.4

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82/100

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Saratoga 1777(2017)

★ 7.41–2 players60 minWeight 2.2

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79/100

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Easter Island(2006)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 2.3

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79/100

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Highlanders(1993)

★ 6.23–5 players90 minWeight 2.0

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78/100

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Auf Kurs(1987)

★ 6.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.1

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78/100

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Jours de Gloire Campagne IV: Allemagne 1813, de Lützen à Leipzig(2011)

★ 7.42–5 players120 minWeight 3.0

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73/100

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Star Borders: Humanity(2010)

★ 7.01–2 players45 minWeight 2.0

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71/100

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Bolt Action: Band of Brothers(2016)

★ 8.22–99 playersWeight 2.0

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69/100

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Grant's Gamble: Wilderness Campaign of 1864(2016)

★ 7.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.3

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68/100

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Block Mania(1987)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.8

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65/100

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Forlorn: Hope(2010)

★ 6.81–2 players40 minWeight 2.1

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65/100

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