SEED GAME#9786 BGG all-time

Empire of the Rising Sun(1995)

★ 6.9 BGG2–6 playersWeight 4.32
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Games like Empire of the Rising Sun

Looking for games like Empire of the Rising Sun? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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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Advanced Third Reich(1992)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 4.5
ISO Match
81/100

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Tokyo Express: The Guadalcanal Naval Campaign – 1942(1988)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 4.0
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73/100

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Fighting Wings: Tactical Air Warfare in WWII (1936-1945) (Third Edition)(2020)

★ 9.02–8 players60 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Arracourt(2022)

★ 8.42 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Thunder in the East(2018)

★ 8.42–4 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
72/100

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The Third Winter: The Battle for the Ukraine September 1943-April 1944(2021)

★ 8.62–6 playersWeight 3.9
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72/100

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Sicily II(2016)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Battle Over Britain(1983)

★ 6.62 players300 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Hungarian Rhapsody: The Eastern Front in Hungary(2020)

★ 8.31–2 playersWeight 4.4
ISO Match
72/100

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From Salerno to Rome: World War II – The Italian Campaign, 1943-1944(2020)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
72/100

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The U.S. Civil War(2015)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
72/100

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A World at War: Second World War in Europe and the Pacific(2003)

★ 7.61–6 playersWeight 4.8
ISO Match
72/100

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