SEED GAME#26480 BGG all-time

Imperator(1992)

★ 5.5 BGG1–5 players180 minWeight 2.10
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Games like Imperator

Looking for games like Imperator? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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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Pocket Battles: Celts vs. Romans(2009)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.9
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80/100

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Reconquista(2014)

★ 7.31 players60 minWeight 2.3
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80/100

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S.P.Q.RisiKo!(2005)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 2.0
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79/100

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Hell Hath No Fury(1985)

★ 6.82 players90 minWeight 2.4
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79/100

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Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in The Second Punic War 219-202 B.C.(1983)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.5
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79/100

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Roma(1986)

★ 6.84–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
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78/100

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Hibernia(2009)

★ 6.23–4 players40 minWeight 1.7
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78/100

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Red Dragon / Green Crescent(2012)

★ 7.31–2 players180 minWeight 2.3
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78/100

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Defcon(2023)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
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78/100

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Pocket Battles: Confederacy vs Union(2014)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.1
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78/100

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Iron and Oak(2013)

★ 6.81–2 playersWeight 2.6
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78/100

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Blitzwar(2006)

★ 7.52–3 players600 minWeight 2.5
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78/100

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