First Monday in October(2026)
Games like First Monday in October
Looking for games like First Monday in October? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
High Rise(2020)
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The Red Cathedral(2020)
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The Fox Experiment(2023)
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Wingspan Asia(2022)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
La Fleur(2025)
Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more
İhtilâl(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Blitz! A World in Conflict(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
People Power: Insurgency in the Philippines, 1981-1986(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Bite and Write: The Treaty of Rodentia(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
N: The Napoleonic Wars(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Perikles(2006)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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High Rise
The Red Cathedral
The Fox Experiment
Wingspan Asia
La Fleur
İhtilâl
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa
Blitz! A World in Conflict
People Power: Insurgency in the Philippines, 1981-1986
Bite and Write: The Treaty of Rodentia
N: The Napoleonic Wars
Perikles
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