SEED GAME#28347 BGG all-time

Dragonriders of Pern(1983)

★ 5.4 BGG1–7 players120 minWeight 2.65
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Games like Dragonriders of Pern

Looking for games like Dragonriders of Pern? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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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I, Napoleon(2024)

★ 7.71 playersWeight 2.6
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64/100

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Siege of Valeria(2022)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 2.3
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64/100

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Psycho Raiders(2014)

★ 7.82–7 playersWeight 2.8
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64/100

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Dice RollingEventsHexagon Grid

A Pragmatic War: The War of the Austrian Succession 1741 – 1748(2019)

★ 7.72 players180 minWeight 2.5
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64/100

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Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697(2017)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.8
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63/100

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Assault on Hoth: The Empire Strikes Back(1988)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.2
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63/100

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The Halls of Montezuma(2009)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 3.1
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63/100

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The Price of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865(2008)

★ 6.42 players180 minWeight 2.9
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62/100

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Borderlands: Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery(2023)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.1
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62/100

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Who Goes There?(2018)

★ 7.23–4 playersWeight 2.9
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62/100

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Action PointsDice RollingOpen Drafting

Down with the King(1981)

★ 5.82–6 players120 minWeight 3.1
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61/100

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Napoleon 1807(2020)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

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