SEED GAME#2285 BGG all-time

Historia(2014)

★ 6.9 BGG1–6 playersWeight 3.10
Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Games like Historia

Looking for games like Historia? 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 the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Sardegna(2005)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 2 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Dominare(2012)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Warhammer 40,000: Conquest(2014)

★ 7.42 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea-ImpulseHand Management

The Arrival(2016)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceHand Management

BattleCON: Trials of Indines(2016)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Xi'an(2017)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Monuments(2022)

★ 5.81–4 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 2 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

History of the World(1991)

★ 7.13–6 players135 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Gùgōng(2018)

★ 7.41–5 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Path of Civilization(2023)

★ 7.21–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

EventsHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas(2011)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Cradle of Civilization(2021)

★ 7.01–6 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

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