First Empires(2022)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Anno Domini(1995)
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Dicium(2018)
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Assault on Gallipoli: The ANZAC Landing Campaign 1915(2022)
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Santa Cruz 1797(2017)
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Enemies of Rome(2017)
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Storm Over Stalingrad(2006)
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Axis & Allies: Guadalcanal(2007)
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Berlin 1945: The Fall of the Reichstag(2025)
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Axis & Allies: D-Day(2004)
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Kasl(2006)
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War at Sea(1976)
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Battle of Britain(2017)
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