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Farsight(2017)

★ 6.8 BGG2–4 players50 minWeight 3.50
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingPaper-and-Pencil

Games like Farsight

Looking for games like Farsight? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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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Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940(2009)

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EastFront: The War in Russia, 1941-45(1991)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.6
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Pax Romana(2006)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Le Vol de l'Aigle(2005)

★ 7.83–10 players600 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Amateurs to Arms!(2012)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Blitz! A World in Conflict(2015)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Blocks in Afrika(2014)

★ 8.22–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
66/100

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1805: Sea of Glory(2009)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Pacific Victory: Pacific Theater of WW2 – Second Edition(2018)

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ISO Match
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