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Kingmaker(2023)

★ 7.6 BGG1–6 playersWeight 3.17
AlliancesArea MovementDice Rolling

Games like Kingmaker

Looking for games like Kingmaker? 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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Kingmaker(1974)

★ 6.52–7 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Area MovementDice RollingEvents

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★ 6.52 players180 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Hearts and Minds: Vietnam 1965-1975 (Third Edition)(2019)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

The White Tribe: Rhodesia's War 1966-1980(2018)

★ 8.01 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementChit-Pull System

Principes(2026)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Alliances + 4 more

AlliancesCard Play Conflict ResolutionDice Rolling

RAF(1986)

★ 7.41 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Orange Swan(2022)

★ 8.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Alliances + 3 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Sovereign: Bretwalda(2025)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action / EventArea MovementDice Rolling

Wars of Religion, France 1562-1598(2022)

★ 7.01–3 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Alliances + 3 more

AlliancesArea MovementDice Rolling

Raid on St. Nazaire(1987)

★ 7.31 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementDice RollingEvents

Hitler's Reich: WW2 in Europe(2018)

★ 6.71–2 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Cruise of the Graf Spee(2019)

★ 7.61 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

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