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Empires: Age of Discovery(2015)

★ 7.8 BGG2–6 players50 minWeight 3.31
Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Games like Empires: Age of Discovery

Looking for games like Empires: Age of Discovery? 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 tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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

Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery(2007)

★ 7.52–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTurn Order: Claim Action

Ave Roma(2016)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Set CollectionVariable Phase OrderVariable Player Powers

Galaxy Hunters(2021)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Set CollectionVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Village(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsSet Collection

The Royal Society of Archeology(2025)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

End Game BonusesHighest-Lowest ScoringSet Collection

Argent: The Consortium(2015)

★ 7.62–5 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTake That

Keyper(2017)

★ 7.22–4 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceFollowSet Collection

The Princes of Machu Picchu(2008)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSet Collection

Mare Nostrum(2003)

★ 6.73–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Barbarians: The Invasion(2018)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingRondel

Tiny Epic Western(2016)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCommodity SpeculationDice Rolling

Gùgōng(2018)

★ 7.41–5 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

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