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Democracy under Siege(2011)

★ 7.4 BGG2–3 playersWeight 3.68
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Games like Democracy under Siege

Looking for games like Democracy under Siege? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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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1960: The Making of the President(2007)

★ 7.62 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Rise of Totalitarianism(2017)

★ 7.83 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage(1996)

★ 7.82 players150 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

1989: Dawn of Freedom(2012)

★ 7.72 players150 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Soul of the Empire(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players100 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

This Guilty Land(2018)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHand Management

Axis & Allies: Stalingrad(2025)

★ 7.82 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Conquest & Consequence(2021)

★ 7.92–3 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

The Vote: Suffrage and Suppression in America(2020)

★ 7.22 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHand Management

Battleground World War II(1997)

★ 7.32 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Action PointsChit-Pull SystemSimulation

SEEKRIEG 5(2004)

★ 8.42–10 players120 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsDice RollingMeasurement Movement

Spartacus: Crisis in the Roman Republic 80-71 B.C.(2008)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

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