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Corrupt Bargain: The 1824 Presidential Election(2022)

★ 7.5 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.11
Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenEvents

Games like Corrupt Bargain: The 1824 Presidential Election

Looking for games like Corrupt Bargain: The 1824 Presidential Election? 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 the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.1
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★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Bleeding Kansas(2019)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.3
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66/100

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13 Minutes: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962(2017)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Quartermaster General(2014)

★ 7.32–6 players90 minWeight 2.3
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65/100

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Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61(2018)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Quartermaster General: Victory or Death – The Peloponnesian War(2016)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Dual Powers: Revolution 1917(2018)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

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If Wishes Were Fishes!(2007)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

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Mini WWII(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

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Cosmic Balance(2016)

★ 6.92–5 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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