SEED GAME#3803 BGG all-time

Kings & Things(1986)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.64
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Games like Kings & Things

Looking for games like Kings & Things? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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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The Others(2016)

★ 7.32–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Wizard Kings(2000)

★ 6.82–7 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

Rocky Mountain Man(2020)

★ 7.51–2 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementDice RollingEvents

Border Reivers: Anglo-Scottish Border Raids, 1513-1603(2023)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Aldarra(2024)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Black & White(2014)

★ 6.72 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

An Army at Dawn: Tunisia 1942-1943 – A Panzer Grenadier Game(2015)

★ 8.32 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

Leningrad '41(2017)

★ 8.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Vindication(2018)

★ 7.82–5 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

1940: The Fall of France – A Panzer Grenadier Game(2009)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

Byzantio(2013)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Bite and Treaty(2024)

★ 8.12–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementClosed Drafting

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