Illuminati: Crime Lords(2004)
Games like Illuminati: Crime Lords
Looking for games like Illuminati: Crime Lords? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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.
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Illuminati (Second Edition)(2018)
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Villainous Vikings (Second Edition)(2014)
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Santa Maria(2017)
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Colosseum(2007)
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Champions of Midgard(2015)
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Mare Nostrum: Empires(2016)
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Isla Dorada(2010)
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Wizards of the Wild(2015)
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