Empires in Arms(1983)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Europa Universalis(1993)
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Here I Stand(2006)
Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more
Pursuit of Glory(2008)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
War of the Ring: Second Edition(2011)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
From Salerno to Rome: World War II – The Italian Campaign, 1943-1944(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Europa Universalis: The Price of Power(2023)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Peloponnesian War(2019)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Star Fleet Battles (Commander's Edition)(1983)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Gazala: The Clash of Armor(1983)
Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more
Oath(2021)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
The Dogs of War(2021)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
1985: Deadly Northern Lights(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
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1985: Deadly Northern Lights
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