SEED GAME#1872 BGG all-time

Junta(1979)

★ 6.7 BGG2–7 players240 minWeight 2.86
Area MovementBetting and BluffingDice Rolling

Games like Junta

Looking for games like Junta? 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 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

Chaos in the Old World(2009)

★ 7.73–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Senji(2008)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery(2012)

★ 7.53–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 4 more

Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingBribery

Western Legends(2018)

★ 7.62–6 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementBetting and Bluffing

Machiavelli(1977)

★ 7.14–8 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingPlayer Elimination

Mare Nostrum: Empires(2016)

★ 7.53–5 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingSet Collection

A.D.E.L.E.(2021)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia(2013)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementBetting and Bluffing

Raid & Trade(2015)

★ 5.83–5 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Star Trek: Ascendancy(2016)

★ 7.83 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Action PointsDice RollingEvents

Peak Oil: Profiteer(2022)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Caesar's Gallic War(2009)

★ 7.02 players180 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

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