SEED GAME#557 BGG all-time

Fire in the Lake(2014)

★ 8.1 BGG1–4 players180 minWeight 4.17
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimulation

Games like Fire in the Lake

Looking for games like Fire in the Lake? 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 the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
83/100

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A Distant Plain(2013)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
77/100

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Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India, 1917 – 1947(2019)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
77/100

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Colonial Twilight: The French-Algerian War, 1954-62(2017)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
77/100

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Andean Abyss(2012)

★ 7.61–4 players360 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020 – 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 8.91 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020(2023)

★ 8.41 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Virgin Queen(2012)

★ 8.02–6 players420 minWeight 4.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918(2020)

★ 7.51–3 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
70/100

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China's War 1937-1941(2025)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
70/100

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The Mission: Early Christianity from the Crucifixion to the Crusades(2020)

★ 7.81 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Cuba Libre(2013)

★ 7.71–4 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

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