SEED GAME#2247 BGG all-time

Empires in Arms(1983)

★ 7.6 BGG2–7 playersWeight 4.39
Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

Games like Empires in Arms

Looking for games like Empires in Arms? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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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Europa Universalis(1993)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 4.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Here I Stand(2006)

★ 7.92–6 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingEvents

Pursuit of Glory(2008)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingEvents

War of the Ring: Second Edition(2011)

★ 8.62–4 players150 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

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

★ 8.32 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridMovement Points

Europa Universalis: The Price of Power(2023)

★ 8.61–4 players90 minWeight 4.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Peloponnesian War(2019)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Dice RollingMovement PointsPoint to Point Movement

Star Fleet Battles (Commander's Edition)(1983)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Gazala: The Clash of Armor(1983)

★ 6.42 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Oath(2021)

★ 7.71–6 players45 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

The Dogs of War(2021)

★ 9.02–4 players180 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

1985: Deadly Northern Lights(2020)

★ 9.12–4 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

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