SEED GAME#4137 BGG all-time

First Empires(2022)

★ 6.8 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.07
Area MovementDice RollingTech Trees / Tech Tracks

Games like First Empires

Looking for games like First Empires? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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Anno Domini(1995)

★ 6.04 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice Rolling

Dicium(2018)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Assault on Gallipoli: The ANZAC Landing Campaign 1915(2022)

★ 8.61–2 players120 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

Santa Cruz 1797(2017)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Enemies of Rome(2017)

★ 6.42–5 players90 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Storm Over Stalingrad(2006)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

Axis & Allies: Guadalcanal(2007)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Berlin 1945: The Fall of the Reichstag(2025)

★ 8.02 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingHidden Movement

Axis & Allies: D-Day(2004)

★ 6.52–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingTeam-Based Game

Kasl(2006)

★ 5.42–4 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

War at Sea(1976)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Battle of Britain(2017)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSecret Unit Deployment

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