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Eight-Minute Empire: Legends(2013)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 players8 minWeight 1.96
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction: Dutch

Games like Eight-Minute Empire: Legends

Looking for games like Eight-Minute Empire: Legends? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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

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Pacts(2025)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementI Cut, You Choose

Small World(2009)

★ 7.22–5 players40 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Eight-Minute Empire(2012)

★ 6.52–5 players8 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction: Dutch

Cathood(2025)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

Barony: Royal Edition(2025)

★ 7.92–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementModular Board

Night Parade of a Hundred Yokai(2021)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHidden Victory PointsModular Board

Skyrise(2024)

★ 7.72–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingConstrained Bidding

Sea Dragons(2023)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Explorers of the North Sea(2016)

★ 7.31–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

Iliad(2025)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Myraclia(2020)

★ 7.02–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceHexagon Grid

Crimopolis(2019)

★ 7.12–5 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

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