SEED GAME#2415 BGG all-time

John Company(2017)

★ 7.3 BGG1–6 playersWeight 4.15
BriberyDice RollingNegotiation

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Looking for games like John Company? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table. 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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John Company: Second Edition(2022)

★ 8.21–6 players90 minWeight 4.5
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86/100

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★ 8.42–4 players90 minWeight 4.3
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72/100

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Here I Stand: 500th Anniversary Edition(2017)

★ 8.42–6 players180 minWeight 4.6
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63/100

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Virgin Queen(2012)

★ 8.02–6 players420 minWeight 4.5
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The Republic of Rome(1990)

★ 7.51–6 players300 minWeight 4.4
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63/100

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Empires in Arms(1983)

★ 7.62–7 playersWeight 4.4
ISO Match
62/100

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Fire in the Lake(2014)

★ 8.11–4 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
62/100

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Fief(2011)

★ 7.23–6 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
62/100

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Pax Britannica: The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War(1985)

★ 6.84–7 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
62/100

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Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
62/100

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High Frontier(2010)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
61/100

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Neanderthal(2015)

★ 7.21–3 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
61/100

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