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Cuba Libre(2013)

★ 7.7 BGG1–4 players180 minWeight 3.61
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Games like Cuba Libre

Looking for games like Cuba Libre? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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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A Distant Plain(2013)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 3.9
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78/100

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Colonial Twilight: The French-Algerian War, 1954-62(2017)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
78/100

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Andean Abyss(2012)

★ 7.61–4 players360 minWeight 3.8
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76/100

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All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918(2020)

★ 7.51–3 playersWeight 3.6
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75/100

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Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
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74/100

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The Mission: Early Christianity from the Crucifixion to the Crusades(2020)

★ 7.81 playersWeight 3.7
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74/100

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Blitz! A World in Conflict(2015)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 3.4
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73/100

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Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 4.1
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72/100

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Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020 – 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 8.91 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India, 1917 – 1947(2019)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 4.2
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71/100

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The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire(2023)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.1
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70/100

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Axis & Allies: Europe 1940(2010)

★ 7.62–6 players360 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
70/100

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