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Dark Blood(2025)

★ 7.8 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.33
Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHidden Victory Points

Games like Dark Blood

Looking for games like Dark Blood? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Nightmare Cathedral(2023)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceFollowMoving Multiple Units

Argent: The Consortium(2015)

★ 7.62–5 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTake That

Lancaster(2011)

★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingVoting

Fate of the Elder Gods(2017)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

People Power: Insurgency in the Philippines, 1981-1986(2023)

★ 7.71–3 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimulation

Terracotta Army(2022)

★ 7.41–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceIncomeVariable Set-up

Cult: Choose Your God Wisely(2018)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingTake That

Paladins of the West Kingdom(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 2 more

End Game BonusesMarketOpen Drafting

Luthier(2025)

★ 8.21–4 players90 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Nippon: Zaibatsu(2026)

★ 8.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Village(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsSet Collection

Viticulture Essential Edition(2015)

★ 8.01–6 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 2 more

ContractsHand ManagementRace

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