Grand Imperialism(1978)
Games like Grand Imperialism
Looking for games like Grand Imperialism? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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
Leningrad '41(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Victory in the Pacific(1977)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Trenchzone(2010)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Rise and Fall(1989)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Alien Frontiers(2010)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Admirals' War: World War II at Sea(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Norway 1940(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Risk: Édition Napoléon(1999)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation(1980)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
War & Peace(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Risk: Star Wars – Clone Wars Edition(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Magnifico(2008)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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