SEED GAME#521 BGG all-time

Die Macher(1986)

★ 7.6 BGG3–5 players240 minWeight 4.30
AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

Games like Die Macher

Looking for games like Die Macher? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Feudum(2018)

★ 7.62–5 players80 minWeight 4.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Struggle of Empires(2004)

★ 7.52–7 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Alliances + 3 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Lisboa(2017)

★ 8.21–4 players60 minWeight 4.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization(2006)

★ 7.82–4 players120 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Action PointsAuction / BiddingAuction: Dutch

Fief: England(2025)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Alliances + 2 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

War of the Ring(2004)

★ 7.82–4 players120 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

High Frontier(2010)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingDice RollingHand Management

Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars(2017)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEvents

Europa Universalis: The Price of Power(2023)

★ 8.61–4 players90 minWeight 4.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Speakeasy(2025)

★ 8.51–4 players50 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory(2023)

★ 8.42–4 players90 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management

Action / EventHand ManagementSimulation

Incorporated(2016)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingStock Holding

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