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First Monday in October(2026)

★ 8.5 BGG1–4 players90 minWeight 3.00
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesSolo / Solitaire Game

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ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceContractsDice Rolling

The Fox Experiment(2023)

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ISO Match
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Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesOpen Drafting

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ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

La Fleur(2025)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

End Game BonusesSolo / Solitaire GameWorker Placement

İhtilâl(2015)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa(2022)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDice Rolling

Blitz! A World in Conflict(2015)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

People Power: Insurgency in the Philippines, 1981-1986(2023)

★ 7.71–3 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimulation

Bite and Write: The Treaty of Rodentia(2020)

★ 8.21–5 players15 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

N: The Napoleonic Wars(2017)

★ 7.41 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementChit-Pull System

Perikles(2006)

★ 6.93–5 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

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