SEED GAME#12388 BGG all-time

Highlanders(1993)

★ 6.2 BGG3–5 players90 minWeight 2.00
Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Games like Highlanders

Looking for games like Highlanders? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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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Colonial Space Wars: New Horizons(2013)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
80/100

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Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Conquest(1974)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
79/100

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Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Auf Kurs(1987)

★ 6.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

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Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Jours de Gloire Campagne IV: Allemagne 1813, de Lützen à Leipzig(2011)

★ 7.42–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Bolt Action: Band of Brothers(2016)

★ 8.22–99 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Recess!(2006)

★ 5.23–5 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Miracle at Dunkerque: The British Withdrawal from France, May-June 1940(2025)

★ 8.61 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Dream Islands(2016)

★ 6.42–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Arriala: Canal de Garonne(2010)

★ 6.42–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePoint to Point Movement

Koplopers & Dwarsliggers(2009)

★ 6.32–4 players75 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Action PointsPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Brillance(2006)

★ 4.62–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Action PointsPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Sheepdogs of Pendleton Hill(2012)

★ 6.03–5 players40 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

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Action PointsHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

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