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Diplomacy(1959)

★ 7.0 BGG2–7 players360 minWeight 3.32
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementNegotiation

Games like Diplomacy

Looking for games like Diplomacy? 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 and deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table. 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

Machiavelli(1977)

★ 7.14–8 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingPlayer Elimination

Ruthenia(2010)

★ 7.12–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Colonial Diplomacy(1994)

★ 6.72–7 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementPlayer Elimination

Wallenstein(2002)

★ 7.53–5 players150 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action PointsAction QueueArea Majority / Influence

Fief(2011)

★ 7.23–6 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Diplomacy: Classical Variant(1998)

★ 7.65 players360 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementPlayer EliminationSimulation

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

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Wars of the Roses: Lancaster vs. York(2010)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Pax Pamir(2015)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Strike of the Eagle(2011)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

A Game of Thrones(2003)

★ 7.23–5 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementAuction / BiddingEvents

Global War 1939(2011)

★ 9.12–8 players480 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

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